Saint-Michel station (Paris Métro)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox station Saint-Michel ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a station on Line 4 of the Paris Métro in the 5th arrondissement. Located in the Quartier Latin, it offers a connection to the St-Michel - Notre-Dame RER station on RER lines B and C.

The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. It is named after the Boulevard Saint-Michel.

Architecture

Like nearby Cité, Saint-Michel features a pioneering construction technique, made necessary by the proximity of the Seine. The station comprises three steel caissons – one for the train hall and two for access at each end – which were assembled at the surface and then lowered into place.<ref name="mi">Template:Cite book</ref>

The platforms are 118 metres long, more than the standard length on the network.<ref name="mi" /> This allows it to potentially handle eight-car trains, however, due to the other stations having an average of 100-meter platforms (excluding Cité, which has 110-meter platforms), and the Line's ongoing process for automatic operations, the trains in the Line 4 will be limited to six-car trains.

Nearby attractions

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	to Exits/Entrances, connections to Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint
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	Northbound	← Template:R-I Template:R-I toward Porte de Clignancourt Template:Small
	Southbound	Template:0 Template:R-I Template:R-I toward Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac Template:Small →
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