Botzaris station
Paris Metro station
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Botzaris (French pronunciation: [bɔtsaʁis]) is a station on Line 7bis of the Paris Metro. Located in the 19th arrondissement, it was named after Markos Botsaris, a Souliot chieftain, general of the Greek revolutionary army and hero of the Greek War of Independence.
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Île-de-France
France
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| Location | 19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°52′46″N 2°23′17″E | ||||||||||||||
| System | Paris Metro station | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | RATP | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | RATP | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 23-09 | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 January 1911 | ||||||||||||||
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| 511,339 (2020) | |||||||||||||||
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Botzaris Station is mentioned in the 1967 Jean-Pierre Melville film Le Samourai.
History
The station opened on 18 January 1911 as part of a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais, 18 days after the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette due to difficulties during its construction.[citation needed] As the station is built in a backfilled quarry, it was constructed with arches over each of the tracks to strengthen the station box.[citation needed] On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming line 7bis.[citation needed]
As part of the Un métro + beau programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 25 April 2003.[1]
On 12 February 2016, the Guimard entrance on rue Botzaris was listed as a historical monument.[2]
In 2019, the station was used by 993,450 passengers, making it the 292th busiest of the Metro network out of 302 stations.[3]
In 2020, the station was used by 511,339 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 290th busiest of the Metro network out of 305 stations.[4]
Passenger services
Access
The station has a single Guimard entrance at rue Botzaris leading to the right of the south-eastern end of Parc des Buttes-Chaumont,[citation needed]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | |
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Line 7bis platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Inbound | ←   toward Louis Blanc (Buttes Chaumont) | |
| Outbound | toward Pré-Saint-Gervais (Place des Fêtes) → (No service eastbound: Danube) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms
Botzaris has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. A central wall exists between the tracks to better suit the geological constraints of the terrain and to strengthen the station box.[5]
Other connections
The station is also served by lines 48, 60, and 71 of the RATP bus network.[citation needed]
Gallery
Platform in the direction of Louis Blanc
View of the northbound half-station from the southbound half-station
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