Botzaris (Paris Métro)

Botzaris
Paris Métro station
Line 7bis platform at Botzaris (towards Louis Blanc)
Location	19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°52′46″N 2°23′17″E / 48.879552°N 2.38804°E / 48.879552; 2.38804Coordinates: 48°52′46″N 2°23′17″E / 48.879552°N 2.38804°E / 48.879552; 2.38804
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	18 January 1911 (1911-01-18)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Buttes Chaumont toward Louis Blanc Loop westbound only Danube One-way operation Loop eastbound only Place des Fêtes toward Pré-Saint-Gervais
Location
Botzaris Location within Paris

Botzaris is a station on the Paris Métro, serving Line 7bis in the 19th arrondissement, named after Markos Botsaris, a hero of the Greek War of Independence.

East of this station Line 7bis becomes a unidirectional loop.

The station was opened on 18 January 1911 with the opening of the line that it is on as a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais. Because the station is built in a backfilled quarry, it was built with arches over each of the tracks to strengthen the station box. On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming line 7bis.

Street-level entrance to Botzaris

MF 88 rolling stock at Botzaris