Félix Faure station
Metro station in Paris, France
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Félix Faure (French pronunciation: [feliks fɔʁ] ⓘ) is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement.
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Île-de-France
France
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MF 77 at Félix Faure | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°50′32″N 2°17′28″E | ||||||||||
| System | Paris Métro station | ||||||||||
| Owner | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operator | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | no | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 1612 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 July 1937 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,161,978 (2021) | |||||||||||
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It is named after the nearby Avenue Félix-Faure, which is in turn named after Félix Faure (1841–1899), the President of France from 1895 to 1899. It is the first of three stations on the network that were named after a President of France; the other two being Charles de Gaulle–Étoile on Lines 1, 2 and 6, and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand on Line 14.
History
The station opened on 27 July 1937 as part of the extension of line 8 from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to Balard.
In 2019, the station was used by 1,744,774 passengers, making it the 263rd busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[1]
In 2020, the station was used by 776,924 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 270th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[2]
In 2021, the station was used by 1,161,978 passengers, making it the 265th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]
Passenger services
Access
The station has 3 accesses:
- Access 1: rue des Frères Morane
- Access 2: Place Étienne Pernet
- Access 3: avenue Félix Faure
Station layout
| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← toward Balard (Boucicaut) | |
| Eastbound | toward Pointe du Lac (Commerce) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms
The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
Other connections
The station is also served by lines 70 and 88 of the RATP bus network as well as the Traverse Brancion-Commerce, an electric bus operated by BE Green from parc Georges Brassens to the Pasteur Institute.[4][5]
Nearby
- Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Grenelle
- Square Saint-Lambert
- Square Violet
Gallery
Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
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