Couronnes (Paris Métro)

Couronnes
Paris Métro station
Location	37, boul. de Belleville 11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°52′10″N 2°22′47″E / 48.869521°N 2.379861°ECoordinates: 48°52′10″N 2°22′47″E / 48.869521°N 2.379861°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	31 January 1903
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Belleville toward Porte Dauphine Ménilmontant toward Nation
Location
Couronnes Location within Paris

Couronnes is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.

History

The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 (known at the time as "2 Nord") from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas). It is named after the Rue des Couronnes, which was named after either the local village of Les Couronnes-sous-Savies, or from a tavern called Les Trois Couronnes. It was the location of the Barrière des Trois-Couronnes, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished during the 19th century.

1903 disaster

The aftermath of the disaster

The station was the site of a fire and stampede that caused the worst catastrophe in the history of the Paris Métro, killing 84 people on 10 August 1903 (earlier estimates had put the number of fatalities at over 100).^[1]

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← toward Porte Dauphine (Belleville)
	Platform 2	→ toward Nation (Ménilmontant) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  MF 2000 rolling stock on Line 2 at Couronnes

References

1. 100 dead in the Paris disaster New York Times Retrieved 22 December 2008