Billancourt (French: [bijɑ̃kuʁ] ) is a station of the Paris Métro, located in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt. It is named after the nearby rue de Billancourt, which was in turn named after the former village of Billancourt which was annexed in 1859 into the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt.
Billancourt  | |||||||||||
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
_-_2022-07-04_-_6.jpg) MF 01 at Billancourt in 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Boulogne-Billancourt Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°49′56″N 2°14′17″E / 48.83209°N 2.238177°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 28-09 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 February 1934 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,967,532 (2021) | |||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened on 3 February 1934 with the extension of the line from Porte de Saint-Cloud to Pont de Sèvres, which was the first extension of the métro network beyond the limits of Paris. Hence, it is one of the first three stations to provide service to the inner suburbs of Paris (along with Marcel Sembat and Pont de Sèvres).
As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors was renovated and modernised on 26 July 2001.[1]
In 2019, the station was used by 3,099,341 passengers, making it the 164th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[2]
In 2020, the station was used by 1,525,990 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 173rd busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[3]
In 2021, the station was used by 1,967,532 passengers, making it the 180th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[4]
Passenger services
editAccess
editThe station has 4 accesses divided into 5 access points on either side of the avenue du Général-Leclerc.
- Access 1: rue de la Ferme
- Access 2: rue de Billancourt
- Access 3: rue Castéjà
- Access 4: rue de Silly
Station layout
edit| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← toward Pont de Sèvres (Terminus)
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| Eastbound | toward Mairie de Montreuil (Marcel Sembat) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms
editThe station has a standard configuration with two tracks surrounded by two 105-metre-long platforms separated by the metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is in the Andreu-Motte style with two yellow light canopies, benches and aisle outlets treated in flat yellow tiles as well as Motte seats in the same colour. These fittings are combined with the bevelled white ceramic tiles that cover the walls, the vault, and the tunnel exits. The advertising frames are made of honey-coloured earthenware and the name of the station is also made of earthenware in the style of the original CMP.
It is one of the few stations to still present the Andreu-Motte style in its entirety, if we exclude the tunnel exits (whose treatment with flat coloured tiles was not systematic).
Other connections
editThe station is also served by line 389 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N12 and N61 bus of the Noctilien network.
Gallery
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Billancourt ticket hall -
MF 67 at Billancourt -
One of the accesses
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References
edit- ^ "Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.