Avenue Émile Zola (Paris Métro)

Avenue Émile Zola
Paris Métro station
MF 67 rolling stock at Avenue Émile Zola
Location	15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′49″N 2°17′40″E / 48.846977°N 2.294512°E / 48.846977; 2.294512Coordinates: 48°50′49″N 2°17′40″E / 48.846977°N 2.294512°E / 48.846977; 2.294512
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	13 July 1913 (1913-07-13)
Previous names	Commerce (1913–1937)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Charles Michels toward Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle toward Gare d'Austerlitz
Location
Avenue Émile Zola Location within Paris

Avenue Émile Zola (French pronunciation: ​[avny emil zɔla]) is a station on Line 10 of the Paris Métro. Located in the 15th arrondissement, it is situated at the eastern end of Avenue Émile Zola, at the intersection of the Rue du Commerce and Rue Fondary.

History[]

The station was opened under the name Commerce on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of Line 8 between Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels) and Opéra.

On 29 July 1937, Line 10 was extended from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle; the section of Line 8 between La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle and Porte d'Auteuil, including Commerce was transferred to Line 10. The same day, it was renamed Avenue Émile Zola because a new station named Commerce opened on Line 8. The station is commemorating Émile Zola, a prolific French writer of the 19th century.

In 2013, the station was used by 1,476,223 passengers, making it the 280th busiest out of 302 on the Métro network.^[1]

Station layout[]

Line 10 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud (Charles Michels)
	Eastbound	→ toward Gare d'Austerlitz (La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery[]

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  Street-level entrance to Avenue Émile Zola

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  View of the station's platforms

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  Entrance sign

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