Louis Blanc (Paris Métro)

Louis Blanc
Paris Métro
Location 10th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°52′52″N 2°21′53″E / 48.881137°N 2.364839°ECoordinates: 48°52′52″N 2°21′53″E / 48.881137°N 2.364839°E
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 23 November 1910
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7
toward La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945
TerminusParis Métro Paris Métro Line 7bis
Location
Louis Blanc
Location within Paris

Louis Blanc is a station on line 7 and 7bis of the Paris Métro.

The station was opened on 23 November 1910, 18 days after the opening of the first section of the line between Opéra and Porte de la Villette on 5 November 1910. On 18 January 1911 a new branch was opened from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais. On 3 December 1967 the branch to Pré Saint-Gervais was separated as 7bis, terminating at this station.

The station is named after the Rue Louis Blanc, which honours Louis Blanc (1811–1882), who published political works, which led to the foundation of the French Socialist Party. He was a member of the Provisional Government of 1848. He exiled himself to London during the Second Empire from 1848 to 1870. He was elected to the French National Assembly in 1870.

The station's design is unique in that it has two island platforms and two side platforms, a layout rarely found elsewhere in the Métro.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Connecting level
Lines 7/7bis southbound platforms
Side platform, not in service
Platform 1 toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Château-Landon)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Line 7 trains, right for Line 7bis trains
Platform 1 toward Pré Saint-Gervais (Jaurès)
Lines 7/7bis northbound platforms Platform 2 toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Stalingrad)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 No regular service
Side platform, not in service

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