Les Halles (Paris Métro)

Les Halles
Paris Métro station
Platforms before platform screen doors were installed in early 2020
Location	Pl. Carrée Rue Turbigo × Rambuteau Pl. des Verrières 1st arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′45″N 2°20′46″E / 48.86250°N 2.34611°E / 48.86250; 2.34611Coordinates: 48°51′45″N 2°20′46″E / 48.86250°N 2.34611°E / 48.86250; 2.34611
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	3 October 1977 Replaced station opened on 21 April 1908
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Châtelet toward Mairie de Montrouge Étienne Marcel toward Porte de Clignancourt Connections to other stations Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Louvre–Rivoli toward La Défense Transfer at: Châtelet Hôtel de Ville toward Château de Vincennes Pont Marie toward Villejuif–Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry Transfer at: Châtelet Pont Neuf toward La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 Terminus Transfer at: Châtelet Hôtel de Ville toward Mairie des Lilas Pyramides toward Mairie de Saint-Ouen Transfer at: Châtelet Gare de Lyon toward Olympiades RER Auber toward Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Cergy-le-Haut or Poissy Transfer at: Châtelet–Les Halles Gare de Lyon toward Boissy-Saint-Léger or Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy Gare du Nord toward Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV or Mitry–Claye Transfer at: Châtelet–Les Halles Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame toward Robinson or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse Gare du Nord toward Creil Transfer at: Châtelet–Les Halles Gare de Lyon toward Melun or Malesherbes
Location
Les Halles Location within Paris

Les Halles (French pronunciation: ​[le al]) is a station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro. Located in the 1st arrondissement, it takes its name from the market halls which were on the site for many years.

Location[]

Established underground, Les Halles station is located on Line 4 of the Paris Métro, under the westfield Forum des Halles shopping complex between Rue Rambuteau and Rue Berger.

Corridors and underground staircases connect it to Châtelet Métro station and to Châtelet–Les Halles RER station.

History[]

The original station on 21 April 1908 as part of the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt to serve Les Halles (old markets). The station was rebuilt and put into service on 3 October 1977 about ten metres further east to interchange with the new Châtelet–Les Halles RER station on RER A, RER B and RER D which opened on 9 December 1977. This RER station is connected by underground corridors to the Métro station Châtelet on Line 1, Line 4, Line 7, Line 11 and Line 14; Les Halles is therefore also connected with Châtelet. Line 4 is the only line that serves Les Halles; it also serves Châtelet station.

The walking distance from Line 4 at Les Halles to the far end of Châtelet (Line 7) is about 900 metres (3,000 ft). Les Halles serves the underground shopping centre Forum des Halles. One of the floors of the Forum des Halles contains the Métro station. As part of the automation of Line 4, its platforms were upgraded during the weekend of 10 and 11 June 2017, in order to receive landing doors. These are installed between the end of January and mid-February 2020.

In 2019, 16,069,170 users entered the station which placed it in ninth position among stations in the Paris metropolitan network (out of 302).^[1]

Passenger services[]

Access[]

The station is accessible by an entrance to no. 230 Rue Rambuteau and by connecting corridors with Châtelet–Les Halles. It has an information area with a members counter and is equipped with automatic ticketing machines.

Station layout[]

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	to Exits/Entrances, connections to
Platform level	Side platform with PSDs doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Étienne Marcel)
	Platform 1	→ toward Mairie de Montrouge (Châtelet) →
	Side platform with PSDs doors will open on the right

Platforms[]

Les Halles is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by metro tracks and an open load-bearing wall.

Other train connections[]

It allows connections with RER A, B and D of the commuter rail network via the platforms of Châtelet–Les Halles station, as well as to Line 1, Line 7, Line 11 and Line 14 of the Paris Métro at Châtelet accessed via the RER station, through pedestrian corridors.

The station, in the heart of a pedestrian area, is not served by any bus lines.

See also[]

• Châtelet (Paris Métro)
• Châtelet–Les Halles

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References[]

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