Bérault station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox station Bérault (Template:IPA) is a station on line 1 of the Paris Métro, situated at the boundary between the communes of Saint-Mandé and Vincennes.

It is named after the nearby Place Bérault, which honours Michel Bérault (1796-1871), a former deputy mayor of Vincennes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It also evokes the name of Bérault Stuart d'Aubigny, a captain of the guard at the Chateau de Vincennes c.1500.

History

The station opened on 24 March 1934 as part of the line's extension from Porte de Vincennes to Château de Vincennes.<ref name="Rol01">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors were renovated and modernised in 13 December 2001.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

During the automation of line 1, the station had undergone a series of upgrades. Its platforms were raised for the installation of platform screen doors on 28 and 29 July 2008, with the doors installed in early 2009. The line was fully automated in December 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, the station was used by 3,656,859 passengers, making it the 133rd busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2020, the station was used by 2,112,213 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 114th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2021, the station was used by 2,106,827 passengers, making it the 169th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Passenger services

Access

The station has 4 accesses:

Access 1: Hôpital Bégin
Access 2: Place Bérault
Access 3: rue Segond
Access 4: rue des Vignerons (with an ascending escalator)

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exits/Entrances
M	Mezzanine	Connecting level, to Exits/Entrances
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	Westbound	← Template:R-I Template:R-I toward La Défense – Grande Arche Template:Small
	Eastbound	Template:0 Template:R-I Template:R-I toward Château de Vincennes Template:Small →
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Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with two tracks surrounded by two side platforms, with platform screen doors installed since early 2009.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 56,and 325 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N11 and N33 of the Noctilien bus network.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Vincennes on RER A is located 500 metres away by foot.Template:Commons category

Gallery

Mezzanine
Installation of the platform screen doors in 2009
Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
Access 4
Historical picture of Place Bérault (today's access 2 can be seen in the bottom left)