Bastille (Paris Métro)

Bastille
Paris Métro station
Aboveground platforms at Bastille station.
Location	Pl. de la Bastille (two) Boul. Bourdon × boul. Henri IV 37, boul. Bourdon 130, rue de Lyon 140, rue de Lyon 1, rue de Charenton 1, boul. Beaumarchais 2, boul. Beaumarchais 4th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′11″N 2°22′09″E / 48.853082°N 2.369077°E / 48.853082; 2.369077Coordinates: 48°51′11″N 2°22′09″E / 48.853082°N 2.369077°E / 48.853082; 2.369077
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	19 July 1900 (1900-07-19)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Saint-Paul toward La Défense Gare de Lyon toward Château de Vincennes Quai de la Rapée toward Place d'Italie Bréguet – Sabin toward Bobigny - Pablo Picasso Chemin Vert toward Balard Ledru-Rollin toward Créteil - Pointe du Lac
Location
Bastille Location within Paris

Bastille is a station on lines 1, 5 and 8 of the Paris Métro. It is located near the Bastille Squart and former location of the Bastille and remains of the Bastille can be seen on line 5. The platforms for line 1 are situated below road level but above the Bassin of the Arsenal and Canal Saint Martin in a short open-air segment. The western end of the line 1 platforms have the sharpest curve used by passenger trains on the Métro, with a radius of only 40 metres. The line 1 platforms, at 123 metres long, are significantly longer than the average Métro platform length.

The line 1 station opened as part of the first stage of the line between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900. The line 5 platforms were opened on 17 December 1906 when the line was extended from Gare de Lyon to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent). The line 8 platforms were opened on 5 May 1931 when the line was extended from Richelieu – Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The platforms on line 1 were decorated in 1989 to celebrate the bicentenary of the French Revolution.

Line 1 platforms (eastbound view)

Line 1 platforms (westbound view)

Two Sprague-Thomson trains negotiate the curve at the western end of the Line 1 platforms in 1908

An MP 89 train negotiating the same curve in 2007

Line 5 platforms