Michel Bizot (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl bizo]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby avenue du Général-Michel-Bizot, which is in turn named after the French military engineer General Michel Brice Bizot (1795–1855), fatally shot at the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°50′15″N 2°24′04″E / 48.837485°N 2.401234°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 | 13-10 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 May 1931 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,403,416 (2021) | |||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened on 5 May 1931 as part of the extension of line 8 from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton.
As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 6 July 2005.[1]
In 2019, the station was used by 1,906,545 passengers, making it the 251st busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[2]
In 2020, the station was used by 910,938 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 254th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]
In 2021, the station was used by 1,403,416 passengers, making it the 245th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[4]
Passenger services
editAccess
editThe station has 4 accesses:
- Access 1: rue de Toul
- Access 2: rue de Picpus
- Access 3: rue de Fécamp
- Access 4: avenue Daumesnil (an exit only escalator from the northbound platform)
Station layout
edit| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ← toward Balard (Daumesnil)
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| Northbound | toward Pointe du Lac (Porte Dorée) →
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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 side platforms. The vault is elliptical. The decoration is of the style used for the majority of metro stations. The lighting canopies are white and rounded in the Gaudin style of the Renouveau du Métro des Années 2000, and the beveled white ceramic tiles cover the straight walls, the vault, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The advertising frames are made of honey-colored earthenware and the name of the station is also made of earthenware in the style of the original CMP . The seats are Motte style and orange in color. This decoration is completely identical to that of the neighboring station, Porte Dorée.
Other connections
editThe station is also served by line 46 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N33 of the Noctilien bus network.
Nearby
edit- Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture (Promenade Plantée)
- Coulée verte René-Dumont
- Jardin Ilan-Halimi
- Square Charles-Péguy
Gallery
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Ticket barriers at the mezzanine -
Station corridors -
Access 1 -
Access 2 -
Access 3 -
Access 4
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References
edit- ^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 4 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.