Marcadet – Poissonniers (Paris Métro)

Marcadet – Poissonniers
Paris Métro station
Line 4 platforms at Marcadet – Poissonniers
Location	69, boul. Barbès 80, boul. Barbès 86, boul. Barbès 26 ter, rue Ordener 69, rue des Poissonniers 18th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°53′25″N 2°21′00″E / 48.89028°N 2.35000°ECoordinates: 48°53′25″N 2°21′00″E / 48.89028°N 2.35000°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	25 August 1931
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Château Rouge toward Mairie de Montrouge Simplon toward Porte de Clignancourt Jules Joffrin toward Mairie d'Issy Marx Dormoy toward Front Populaire
Location
Marcadet – Poissonniers Location within Paris

Marcadet — Poissonniers is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 4 and Line 12.

Previously, there were two stations. Marcadet on Line 4 (operated by the CMP) opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt. Poisonniers on Line 12 (then operated by the Nord-Sud Company as line A) opened on 23 August 1916 as part of the extension from Jules Joffrin to Porte de la Chapelle. When the CMP took over the Nord-Sud in 1930, both stations were joined with an underground corridor. The joined station opened on 25 August 1931 under its current name. The name Marcadet is taken from the Rue Marcadet (from the Latin mercadus, "market"), which name appears on medieval maps, and from the Rue des Poissonniers, used since the Middle Ages by fishmongers (French: poissonniers) to bring fish from the North Sea to the markets at Les Halles.

Station layout

Street Level

Line 4 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Simplon)
	Southbound	→ toward Mairie de Montrouge (Château Rouge) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Line 12 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Mairie d'Issy (Jules Joffrin)
	Northbound	→ toward Front Populaire (Marx Dormoy) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Line 12 platforms at Marcadet – Poissonniers

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.