Place des Fêtes station

Place des Fêtes
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
MP 59 on line 11 at Place des Fêtes
General information
Location19th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′37″N 2°23′35″E / 48.87684°N 2.39296°E / 48.87684; 2.39296
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7bis Paris Métro Line 11
Platforms3 (1 island platform, 2 side platforms)
Tracks4
Construction
Depth22.45 m
Accessibleno
Other information
Station code23-08
Fare zone1
History
Opened18 January 1911 (1911-01-18) (Line 7)
28 April 1935 (Line 11)
3 December 1967 (Line 7bis)
Passengers
2,318,764 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Botzaris
One-way operation
 Line 7bis
Loop eastbound only
 Pré-Saint-Gervais
Terminus
Jourdain
towards Châtelet
 Line 11 Télégraphe
towards Rosny–Bois-Perrier
Location
Place des Fêtes is located in Paris
Place des Fêtes
Place des Fêtes
Location within Paris

Place des Fêtes (French pronunciation: [plas de fɛt]) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving lines 7bis (towards Pré Saint-Gervais only) and 11 in the 19th arrondissement and the Belleville district. It is one of the deepest stations in the metro, at 22.45 m underground (Abbesses is the deepest at 36 m).

History

The station opened on 18 January 1911 as part of a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais. The line 11 platforms opened with the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935. Along with Maison Blanche, a prototype air raid shelter was added to the station in 1935 to protect it from chemical attacks and was fitted with airtight doors to allow the people to take refuge in the event of an attack. They were chosen because of their proximity to heavily populated working-class districts.[1] On 3 December 1967, the branch was separated from line 7 and became line 7bis.

In preparation for Line 11's extension to Rosny–Bois-Perrier, its platforms were raised slightly and tiled in from 4 August to 7 September 2018. In March 2019, a new emergency exit was completed, located in a small building in Square Monseigneur Maillet, near access 1. It was designed to blend in with its natural surroundings with a wooden design and a green roof.[2][3] The former access to the station was closed to the public.[4]

In 2019, the station was used by 2 921 564 passengers, making it the 181st-busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[5]

In 2020, the station was used by 2,107,812 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 115th-busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[6]

In 2021, the station was used by 3,258,568 passengers, making it the 94th-busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[7]

Passenger services

Access

The station original access building with a canopy built in an Art Nouveau style was demolished in 1935 to make way for its current Art Deco building.[8] It now has two accesses:

  • Access 1: Place des Fêtes
  • Access 2: rue de Crimée

Station layout

Street level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 7bis platforms Outbound Not in regular use
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Outbound → Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7bis toward Louis Blanc (Pré-Saint-Gervais) →
(No service from inbound: Botzaris)
(No service eastbound: Haxo)
Line 11 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 11 toward Châtelet (Jourdain)
Northbound → Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 11 toward Rosny–Bois-Perrier (Télégraphe) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

Only the track on the left is used for regular service

Line 7bis's island platform is located in a curve and is flanked by two tracks. The southern track, on the outer side of the curve, is used for regular service for services towards Pré Saint-Gervais. The northern track, on the inner side of the curve, is not used for regular service. It leads to a connection with line 3bis towards Porte des Lilas - Cinéma via Voie des Fêtes and Haxo (a ghost station). It is decorated in the Andreu-Motte style utilising orange tiles.

Line 11's platforms have a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 20, 48, and 60 of the RATP bus network.

Nearby

  • Regard de la Lanterne
  • Square Monseigneur Maillet
  • Access 1
    Access 1
  • Access 2
    Access 2
  • MF 88 on line 7bis at Place des Fêtes.
    MF 88 on line 7bis at Place des Fêtes.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Place des Fêtes (Paris Metro).
  1. ^ "Un jour, une station : Maison Blanche, réputée invulnérable". RATP. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ "INFO RIVERAINS PLACE DES FÊTES / Nº2" (PDF). prolongementligne11est.fr (in French). March 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  3. ^ "INFO RIVERAINS PLACE DES FÊTES / Nº1" (PDF). prolongementligne11est.fr (in French). November 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Prolongement de la ligne 11 à l'est de Mairie des Lilas à Rosny-Bois-Perrier" (PDF). stif.org. February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. ^ Bonnell, Nicolas (31 August 2012). "1836 – Place des Fêtes". Paris Unplugged (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.