Croix de Chavaux station

Croix de Chavaux (French pronunciation: [kʁwa d(ə) ʃavo]) is a station on Line 9 of the Paris Métro, at the Croix de Chavaux crossroads in the suburb of Montreuil.

LocationMontreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
Île-de-France
France

Coordinates48°51′29″N 2°26′09″E

SystemParis Métro station

Owned byRATP

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Croix de Chavaux
Place Jacques Duclos

Station view

General information

Location

Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
Île-de-France
France

Coordinates

48°51′29″N 2°26′09″E

System

Paris Métro station

Owned by

RATP

Operated by

RATP

Line

Platforms

2 (side platforms)

Tracks

2

Other information

Station code

25-02

Fare zone

1

History

Opened

14 October 1937

Passengers

2,839,564 (2020)

Services

Preceding station	Paris Métro			Following station
Robespierre towards Pont de Sèvres		Line 9		Mairie de Montreuil Terminus

Location
Croix de Chavaux Place Jacques Duclos Location within Paris

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Name origin

The "chavaux" in the name of the crossroads is probably a corruption of the French "chevaux" ("horses"). The "croix" (French for "cross") may be a reference to the crossroads or to a wayside cross.

History

The station was opened on 14 October 1937 with the extension of the line from Porte de Montreuil to Mairie de Montreuil.

In 2019, the station was used by 4,954,717 passengers, making it the 85th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[1]

In 2020, the station was used by 2,839,564 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 60th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.^[2]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 5 accesses:

Access 1: Place Jacques-Duclos
Access 2: rue de Paris
Access 3: Boulevard Chanzy – Center commercial
Access 4: rue Kléber – Office du Tourisme
Access 5: Place du Marché

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Line 9 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Pont de Sèvres (Robespierre)
	Eastbound	toward Mairie de Montreuil (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with two tracks surrounded by two 105-metre-long platforms and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is in the yellow Andreu-Motte style but only the two light canopies remain. White bevelled ceramic tiles cover the walls, vault, and tunnel exits. The advertising frames are made of honey-coloured earthenware and the name of the station is also made of earthenware in the style of the original CMP. The subtitle, on the other hand, is inscribed in Parisine font on enamelled plates of reduced dimensions. The yellow seats are in the Akiko.