Rue du Bac station
Rue du Bac  | |||||||||||
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
_-_2022-07-02_-_1.jpg) MF 67 at Rue du Bac | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 7th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′20″N 2°19′32″E / 48.85569°N 2.325607°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | no | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 0210 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 November 1910 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,423,364 (2021) | |||||||||||
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Rue du Bac (French pronunciation: [ʁy dy bak]) is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 7th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby rue du Bac, a street leading to a ferry (bac) across the Seine used in 1564 during the construction of the Tuileries Palace.
History
[edit]The station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the Nord-Sud Company's line A between Porte de Versailles and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. On 27 March 1931, line A became line 12 when It was taken over by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP), incorporating it into the Paris Métro.
On 24 February 2011, a cultural panel in memory of the poet and resistance fighter René Char (1907-1988) was placed on the platform towards Mairie d'Issy. The station was chosen for the installation of the panel as a nearby public square, Place René-Char, was already named after him on the centenary of his birth in 2007.[1]
In 2019, the station was used by 2,304,665 passengers, making it the 225th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[2]
In 2020, the station was used by 916,367 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 252nd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]
In 2021, the station was used by 1,423,364 passengers, making it the 241st busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[4]
Passenger services
[edit]Access
[edit]The station has a single access at Boulevard Raspail.
Station layout
[edit]| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ← toward Mairie d'Issy (Sèvres – Babylone)
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| Northbound | toward Mairie d'Aubervilliers (Solférino) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms
[edit]The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. The lower portion of the side walls are vertical instead of elliptical, as were the other stations constructed by the Nord-Sud company (today on lines 12 and 13).
Other connections
[edit]The station is also served by lines 63, 68, 69, 83, 84, 87, and 94 of the RATP bus network.
Nearby
[edit]- Beaupassage
- Hôtel de Matignon (the official residence of the Prime Minister of France)
- Maison de Verre (a house built between 1928 and 1932 in an early modern style)
- Musée Maillol
Gallery
[edit]-
Access 1
References
[edit]- ^ "La RATP rend hommage à René Char". RATP. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
Sources
[edit]- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
