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Metro station in Paris, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Félix Faure (French pronunciation: [feliks fɔʁ]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement. 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.
Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
![]() 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 | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Accessible | no | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 1612 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 27 July 1937 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
1,161,978 (2021) | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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]
The station has 3 accesses:
Street Level | ||
B1 | Mezzanine | |
Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← ![]() ![]() | |
Eastbound | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
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]
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