Louis Blanc (Paris Métro)

Louis Blanc (French pronunciation: ​[lwi blɑ̃]) is a Paris Métro station on line 7 and 7bis (serving as the western terminus of Paris Métro Line 7bis). The station is named after rue Louis Blanc, which honours Louis Blanc (1811–1882), who published political works, which led to the foundation of the French Socialist Party. He was a member of the Provisional Government of 1848 and had exiled himself to London during the Second Empire from 1848 to 1870. He was then elected to the French National Assembly in 1870.

Louis Blanc
Paris Métro station
MF 77 in the new IDFM livery (line 7)
General information
Location10th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′52″N 2°21′53″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Tracks4
Other information
Station code22-10
Fare zone1
History
Opened23 November 1910 (1910-11-23)
Passengers
1,226,441 (2020)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Terminus
Location
Louis Blanc
Location within Paris

The station has two island platforms and two side platforms, a layout rarely found elsewhere in the Métro.

History

Louis Blanc opened on 23 November 1910, 18 days after the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette with the branch from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais only opening on 18 January 1911 due to difficulties during its construction. On 3 December 1967 the branch to Pré Saint-Gervais was separated as 7bis, terminating at this station, with Louis Blanc becoming its western terminus as a result of an imbalance in traffic between the two branches – the branch to Porte de la Villette having significantly higher traffic due to its role as an important terminus for many suburban buses. This enabled a higher frequency of trains services that could run on the branch to Porte de la Villette than before where 1 of every 2 trains went to each branch.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 11 July 2014.[1]

In 2019, the station was used by 2,272,326 passengers, making it the 228th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations. In 2020, the station was used by 1,226,441 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 209th busiest of the Métro network, out of 305 stations.

Passenger services

Access

Louis Blanc has a single entrance with a Guimard kiosk, registered as a historical monument since 29 May 1978,[2] at the intersection of rue La Fayette and rue du Faubourg-Saint-Martin.

Station layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine
Southbound/
Eastbound Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Château-Landon)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Line 7 trains, right for Line 7bis trains
Platform 1 → toward Pré Saint-Gervais (Jaurès) →
Northbound Platforms Platform 2 → toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Stalingrad) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 → No regular service
Side platform, not in service
  • Note: The northbound and southbound platforms run under different streets that intersect at the station's northern end.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 26, 46, and 54 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N13, N41, N42, and N45 of the Noctilien bus network.

  • Plan of Louis Blanc station c.1905
  • MF 88 on line 7bis to the right of an MF 77 train on line 7
  • Line 7 platform towards La Courneuve (right). The side platform is not in use.

References
  1. "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Métropolitain, station Louis-Blanc". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

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