Botzaris station
Template:Short description Template:Infobox station Botzaris ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a station on Line 7bis of the Paris Métro. Located in the 19th arrondissement, it was named after Markos Botsaris, a Souliot chieftain, general of the Greek revolutionary army and hero of the Greek War of Independence.
History
The station opened on 18 January 1911 as part of a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais, 18 days after the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette due to difficulties during its construction.Template:Citation needed As the station is built in a backfilled quarry, it was constructed with arches over each of the tracks to strengthen the station box.Template:Citation needed On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming line 7bis.Template:Citation needed
As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 25 April 2003.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 12 February 2016, the Guimard entrance on rue Botzaris was listed as a historical monument.<ref>Template:Base Mérimée.</ref>
In 2019, the station was used by 993,450 passengers, making it the 292th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2020, the station was used by 511,339 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 290th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Passenger services
Access
The station has a single Guimard entrance at rue Botzaris leading to the right of the south-eastern end of Parc des Buttes-Chaumont,Template:Citation needed
Station layout
| G | Street Level | |
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Line 7bis platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Inbound | ← File:Metro-M.svg File:Paris m 7bis jms.svg toward Louis Blanc (Buttes Chaumont) | |
| Outbound | Template:0 File:Metro-M.svg File:Paris m 7bis jms.svg toward Pré Saint-Gervais (Place des Fêtes) → (No service eastbound: Danube) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms
Botzaris has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. A central wall exists between the tracks to better suit the geological constraints of the terrain and to strengthen the station box.<ref>Template:Cite book.</ref>
Other connections
The station is also served by lines 48, 60, and 71 of the RATP bus network.Template:Citation needed
Gallery
-
Platform in the direction of Louis Blanc
-
View of the northbound half-station from the southbound half-station
_-_25_avril_2003.JPG){kind=link}
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.