Bercy (Paris Métro)
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![]() Line 6 platforms at Bercy | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Place du Bataillon du Pacifique (three) 48 boul. de Bercy x rue Corbineau 12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°50′24″N 2°22′50″E / 48.83993°N 2.380418°ECoordinates: 48°50′24″N 2°22′50″E / 48.83993°N 2.380418°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | |||||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 March 1909(Line 6) 15 October 1998 (Line 14) | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Bercy Location within Paris |
Bercy (French pronunciation: [bɛʁsi] (listen)) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving lines 6 and 14 at the intersection of the Boulevard de Bercy and the Rue de Bercy in the neighbourhood of Bercy and the 12th arrondissement.
History[]
The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of line 6 from Place d'Italie to Nation (although part of line 5—some dating back to 2 October 1900—was incorporated into line 6 on 12 October 1942). The line 14 platforms were opened on 15 October 1998 as part of the original section of the line from Madeleine to Bibliothèque François Mitterrand. It is named after the streets it is situated in and the neighbourhood of Bercy, which is mentioned in a document written in 1134. Over the centuries the Lords of Bercy built a castle there which eventually covered a third of the commune of Bercy, which was absorbed into Paris in 1860. It was the location of the Barrière de Bercy, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in the nineteenth century.[1][2][3]
Nearby Attractions[]
- The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (or POPB) is a major sports arena, located to the south of Bercy station.
- The Ministry of the Eeconomy and Finance (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) also known simply as "Bercy", is located to the west of Bercy station.
- The Gare de Bercy, serving medium-distance domestic services to Avallon via , Sens, and Auxerre.
Station layout[]
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
B1 | Mezzanine | to Exits/Entrances |
B2 | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← ![]() ![]() | |
Eastbound | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
B3 | Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound | ← ![]() ![]() | |
Southbound | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right |
Gallery[]
Street-level entrance at Bercy
MP 73 rolling stock on Line 6 at Bercy
Line 14 platforms at Bercy
Access to Line 14 platforms
Line 14 platform (view towards Saint-Lazare)
Line 14 platform (view towards Olympiades)
Notes[]
- ^ "Barrière de Bercy, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Barrière de Bercy, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Barrière de Bercy" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
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References[]
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
- Paris Métro line 6
- Paris Métro line 14
- Accessible Paris Métro stations
- Paris Métro stations in the 12th arrondissement of Paris
- Railway stations in France opened in 1909