Odéon (Paris Métro)

Odéon
Paris Métro station
Line 4 platforms at Odéon prior to the installation of Platform Screen Doors
Location	Carrefour de l'Odéon 93, boul. Saint-Germain 108, boul. Saint-Germain 6th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′07″N 2°20′20″E / 48.85194°N 2.33889°E / 48.85194; 2.33889Coordinates: 48°51′07″N 2°20′20″E / 48.85194°N 2.33889°E / 48.85194; 2.33889
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	9 January 1910 (1910-01-09)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Saint-Germain-des-Prés toward Mairie de Montrouge Saint-Michel toward Porte de Clignancourt Mabillon toward Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud Cluny – La Sorbonne toward Gare d'Austerlitz
Location
Odéon Location within Paris

Odéon (French: [ɔdeɔ̃] (listen)) is a station on Line 4 and Line 10 of the Paris Métro. It is located in the 6th arrondissement, on the Rive Gauche. In 2013, the station was used by 6,156,948 passengers, making it the 58th busiest out of 302.^[1]

History[]

The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of Line 4 under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. The Line 10 platforms opened on 14 February 1926 as part of the line's extension from Mabillon. It was the eastern terminus of the line until its extension to Place d'Italie (now on Line 7) on 15 February 1930. Named after the nearby Odéon theatre, the station is located under the Carrefour de l'Odéon, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.

The Luxembourg Palace is nearby, also served by the Gare du Luxembourg on RER B.

Station layout[]

Line 10 platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud (Mabillon)
	Eastbound	→ toward Gare d'Austerlitz (Cluny – La Sorbonne) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Line 4 platform level	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Saint-Michel)
	Southbound	→ toward Mairie de Montrouge (Saint-Germain-des-Prés) →
	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Gallery[]

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  Line 10 platforms at Odéon

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  Panorama of the Line 4 platforms prior to the installation of PSDs

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Odéon (Paris Metro).

References[]

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