Anvers (Paris Métro)

Anvers
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Other names Sacré-Cœur
Location 68, Boulevard de Rochechouart
9th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°52′59″N 2°20′41″E / 48.883007°N 2.344849°E / 48.883007; 2.344849Coordinates: 48°52′59″N 2°20′41″E / 48.883007°N 2.344849°E / 48.883007; 2.344849
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 7 October 1902 (1902-10-07)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 2
toward Nation
Location
Anvers
Location within Paris

Anvers (Sacré-Cœur) is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 9th and the 18th arrondissements in Montmartre.

The station was opened on 21 October 1902 as part of the extension of line 2 from Étoile. It was the eastern terminus of the line until its extension to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas) on 31 January 1903. The station is named after the Place d'Anvers and the city of Antwerp (Anvers in French).

The station is located under the Boulevard de Rochechouart, which was built on the route of the Wall of the Farmers-General in order to enforce the collection of taxation between 1784 and 1791 but demolished in the 19th century. Anvers (Sacré-Cœur) is only station on line 2 between the Charles de Gaulle—Étoile and the Nation stations that is not built on the site of a gate (or barrière in French) of the wall. The area became important intersections and, thus, logical places for stations. Instead Anvers station was placed as close to the foot of the Montmartre funicular as possible. Nevertheless, the Barrière de Rochechouart was at the east, near the junction of the Boulevard de Rochechouart and the Rue de Rochechouart. Also near are the hill of Montmartre and the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur

Station layout

G
Street Level
M Mezzanine for platform connection
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 toward Porte Dauphine (Pigalle)
Platform 2 toward Nation (Barbès – Rochechouart)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
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