Charenton–Écoles station

Location
	Charenton–Écoles; Place Aristide Briand Location within Paris

Charenton–Écoles
*Place Aristide Briand*
Charenton–Écoles; Place Aristide Briand
Paris Métro station
	MF 77 at Charenton–Écoles
General information
Location	Charenton-le-Pont; Île-de-France; France
Coordinates	48°49′17″N 2°24′50″E / 48.82149°N 2.41386°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	no
Other information
Station code	25-13
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	5 October 1942
Passengers
	2,164,023 (2021)
Services
Location
Location
	Charenton–Écoles; Place Aristide Briand Location within Paris

Charenton–Écoles (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɑ̃tɔ̃ ekɔl]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Charenton-le-Pont. It is one of two métro stations located in the commune of Charenton-le-Pont, the other being Liberté on the same line. It is named after the commune the station is situated in, as well as the nearby Ecole élémentaire Aristide Briand located along Place Aristide-Briand

History

The station opened on 5 October 1942 as part of the extension of the line from Porte de Charenton, serving as its eastern terminus until it was further extended to Maisons-Alfort–Stade on 19 September 1970. The construction of the extension resulted in the destruction of Hôtel du Plessis-Bellière in 1937, now the site of Place de Valois.^[1]

On 14 August 2006, a former underground quarry caused the collapse of part of the square in front of Église Saint-Pierre de Charenton-le-Pont, a church, located above one of the corridors of the station.^[2] It damaged the station's roof and caused a water pipe to burst. Service on the line was not disrupted.

In 2019, the station was used by 2,984,929 passengers, making it the 175th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[3]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,654,160 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 155th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[4]

In 2021, the station was used by 2,164,023 passengers, making it the 164th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[5]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 6 accesses:

Access 1: rue de la République
Access 2: rue Gabrielle
Access 3: rue de Conflans
Access 4: rue de Paris (an ascending escalator)
Access 5: rue des Bordeaux
Access 6: avenue Anatole France

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Balard (Liberté)
	Eastbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. It is the last station on the line towards Pointe du Lac with the traditional design found on the majority of the stations on the network (i.e. white bevelled tiles, elliptical platform vault).

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 24, 111, 180, and 325 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N35 of the Noctilien bus network.

Nearby

Bois de Vincennes
Église Saint-Pierre de Charenton-le-Pont

Gallery

A maintenance train along the yard tracks south of the station
Ticket barriers at the mezzanine
Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
Access 4
Access 5
Access 6

References

^ "Hôtel du Plessis Bellière, puis Chamillart". POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (in French). Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Charenton magazine N° - 118" (PDF). charenton.fr (in French). October 2006. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

[1] "Hôtel du Plessis Bellière, puis Chamillart". POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine (in French). Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[2] "Charenton magazine N° - 118" (PDF). charenton.fr (in French). October 2006. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[3] "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[4] "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[5] "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

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