Les Gobelins (Paris Métro)

Les Gobelins
Paris Métro station
Location	13th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′11″N 2°21′08″E / 48.836400°N 2.352250°ECoordinates: 48°50′11″N 2°21′08″E / 48.836400°N 2.352250°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	15 February 1930
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Place d'Italie toward Villejuif - Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry Censier - Daubenton toward La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945
Location
Les Gobelins Location within Paris

Les Gobelins is a station of the Paris Métro. It opened on 15 February 1930 as part of a planned section of line Line 7, which was temporarily operated as part of Line 10 until the completion of the under-Seine crossing of line 7 from Pont de Sully to Place Monge. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. The station is at the crossroads of four main roads:

• Avenue des Gobelins
• Boulevard Saint Marcel
• Boulevard Arago
• Boulevard de Port-Royal

This station is named after the Avenue des Gobelins, which honours the Gobelin family who manufactured dyes from the mid 15th century on the banks of the nearby Bièvre River (now covered in the area). The family manufactured tapestry from 1662, until the factory (adjacent to the station) was acquired by Louis XIV.^[1]

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Connecting level

Line 7 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Place d'Italie)
	Northbound	→ toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Censier – Daubenton) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. Miquel, Pierre (1993). Petite Histoire des Stations de Métro (Little History of Metro Stations) (in French). Editions Albin Michel.