Père Lachaise (Paris Métro)

Père Lachaise
Paris Métro station
Line 2 platforms
Location	63 bis, boul. de Ménilmontant Av. de la République × rue Spinoza 11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′47″N 2°23′15″E / 48.862921°N 2.387388°E / 48.862921; 2.387388Coordinates: 48°51′47″N 2°23′15″E / 48.862921°N 2.387388°E / 48.862921; 2.387388
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 January 1903 (1903-01-31)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Ménilmontant toward Porte Dauphine Philippe Auguste toward Nation Rue Saint-Maur toward Pont de Levallois - Bécon Gambetta toward Gallieni
Location
Père Lachaise Location within Paris

Père Lachaise is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 2 and 3 on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.

The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 (known at the time as "2 Nord") from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas). The line 3 platforms opened on 19 October 1904 as part of the first section of the line between Père Lachaise and Villiers. It was a terminus for three months until the line was extended to Gambetta on 25 January 1905.

The station is named for the Père Lachaise Cemetery, which it serves, and which in turn takes its name from Father François d'Aix de La Chaise, confessor to Louis XIV of France. It was the location of the Barrière de Amandiers, 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 during the 19th century.^[1][2]

In 1909 the station became the first metro station to have an escalator.

Station layout

Line 2 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Porte Dauphine (Ménilmontant)
	Eastbound	→ toward Nation (Philippe Auguste) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Line 3 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Pont de Levallois – Bécon (Rue Saint-Maur)
	Eastbound	→ toward Gallieni (Gambetta) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Street-level entrance to Père Lachaise

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  Line 3 platforms

References

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