Michel Bizot (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl bizo]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby avenue du Général-Michel-Bizot, which is in turn named after the French military engineer General Michel Brice Bizot (1795–1855), fatally shot at the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
Michel Bizot  | |||||||||||
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°50′15″N 2°24′04″E / 48.837485°N 2.401234°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | no | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 13-10 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 May 1931 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,403,416 (2021) | |||||||||||
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  Michel Bizot Location within Paris | |||||||||||
History edit
The station opened on 5 May 1931 as part of the extension of line 8 from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton.
As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 6 July 2005.[1]
In 2019, the station was used by 1,906,545 passengers, making it the 251st busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[2]
In 2020, the station was used by 910,938 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 254th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]
In 2021, the station was used by 1,403,416 passengers, making it the 245th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[4]
Passenger services edit
Access edit
The station has 4 accesses:
- Access 1: rue de Toul
- Access 2: rue de Picpus
- Access 3: rue de Fécamp
- Access 4: avenue Daumesnil (an exit only escalator from the northbound platform)
Station layout edit
| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ← toward Balard (Daumesnil)
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| Northbound | toward Pointe du Lac (Porte Dorée) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms edit
The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
Other connections edit
The station is also served by line 46 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N33 of the Noctilien bus network.
Nearby edit
- Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture (Promenade Plantée)
- Coulée verte René-Dumont
- Jardin Ilan-Halimi
- Square Charles-Péguy
Gallery edit
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Ticket barriers at the mezzanine -
Station corridors -
Access 1 -
Access 2 -
Access 3 -
Access 4
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References edit
- ^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.