Riquet (Paris Métro)
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°53′16″N 2°22′25″E / 48.887880°N 2.373578°ECoordinates: 48°53′16″N 2°22′25″E / 48.887880°N 2.373578°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 22-08 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 November 1910 | ||||||||||
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| 1,226,397 (2020) | |||||||||||
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  Riquet Location within Paris | |||||||||||
Riquet (French pronunciation: [ʁikɛ]) is a station of the Paris Métro. It was named after French engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet (born Béziers, 1609; died Toulouse, 1680), who conceived and carried out the construction of the Canal du Midi from 1666. This work was completed by his sons in 1681.
History[]
Riquet opened on 5 November 1910 with the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette with service provided by all trains on the line until 18 January 1911, when a branch opened from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais, resulting in 1 of every 2 trains serving this branch. It was once again served by all trains on the line when the branch from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais was split to form an independent line, line 7bis, on 3 December 1967. As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 28 January 2003.[1]
In 2019, the station was used by 2,312,581 passengers, making it the 223th busiest of the Métro network, out of 302 stations.[2]
In 2020, the station was used by 1,226,397 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 210th busiest of the Métro network, out of 305 stations.[3]
Passenger services[]
Access[]
The station has 2 entrances:
- Entrance 1: rue Riquet
- Entrance 2: avenue de Flandre
Station layout[]
| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Line 7 platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ←   toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Stalingrad)
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| Northbound | toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Crimée) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms[]
Riquet has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms, although the lower part of the walls are vertical instead of a typical elliptical shape.
Other connections[]
The station is also served by line 45 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N42 of the Noctilien bus network.
Nearby[]
Gallery[]
Entrance at rue Riquet today
Entrance at avenue de Flandre
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riquet (Paris Metro). |
References[]
- ^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
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- Paris Métro line 7
- Paris Métro stations in the 19th arrondissement of Paris
- Railway stations in France opened in 1910
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