République (Paris Métro)

République

Line 11 platforms at République

Location

2, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, pl. de la République
1, rue du Faubourg du Temple
1, rue René Boulanger
2, 9, boul. Saint-Martin
Sq. de la Fontaine
1, boul. Voltaire
3rd arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France

Coordinates

48°52′03″N 2°21′50″E / 48.867503°N 2.363811°ECoordinates: 48°52′03″N 2°21′50″E / 48.867503°N 2.363811°E

Owned by

RATP

Operated by

RATP

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

19 October 1904

Services

Preceding station		Paris Métro		Following station
Temple toward Pont de Levallois - Bécon				Parmentier toward Gallieni
Oberkampf toward Place d'Italie				Jacques Bonsergent toward Bobigny - Pablo Picasso
Strasbourg - Saint-Denis toward Balard				Filles du Calvaire toward Créteil - Pointe du Lac
Strasbourg - Saint-Denis toward Pont de Sèvres				Oberkampf toward Mairie de Montreuil
Arts et Métiers toward Châtelet				Goncourt toward Mairie des Lilas

Location

République

Location within Paris

République is a station of the Paris Métro, serving lines 3, 5, 8, 9, and 11.

The station opened on 19 October 1904 as part of the first section of line 3 between Père Lachaise and Villiers. The line 5 platforms opened on 15 November 1907 with the extension of the line from Jacques Bonsergent (then called Lancry) to Gare du Nord. The line 8 platforms opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu – Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The line 9 platforms opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu-Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. The line 11 platforms opened on 28 April 1935 with the opening of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas.

It is named after the Place de la République, which in turn was named to commemorate the First, Second, and Third French Republics.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control
Line 5 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Place d'Italie (Oberkampf)
	Northbound	→ toward Bobigny – Pablo Picasso (Jacques Bonsergent) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
Lines 8/9 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Balard (Strasbourg – Saint-Denis)
	Wall
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Pont de Sèvres (Strasbourg – Saint-Denis)
	Eastbound	→ toward Mairie de Montreuil (Oberkampf) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Wall
	Eastbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Filles du Calvaire) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
Line 3 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Pont de Levallois – Bécon (Temple)
	Eastbound	→ toward Gallieni (Parmentier) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
Line 11 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Châtelet (Arts et Métiers)
	Northbound	→ toward Mairie des Lilas (Goncourt) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Note: Line 5's and Line 9's tracks toward Oberkampf run in the same direction.

Gallery

Street-level entrance at République
Line 3 platforms at République
Line 5 platforms at République (before renovation)
Line 5 platforms at République (before renovation)
Line 8 platforms at République
Line 9 platforms at République

References

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

External links

Media related to République (Paris Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

	Paris Métro	Line 3
Pont de Levallois – Bécon Anatole France Louise Michel Porte de Champerret Pereire Wagram Malesherbes Villiers Europe Saint-Lazare Havre – Caumartin Opéra Quatre-Septembre Bourse Sentier Réaumur – Sébastopol Arts et Métiers Temple République Parmentier Rue Saint-Maur Père Lachaise Gambetta Porte de Bagnolet Gallieni

	Paris Métro	Line 5
Bobigny – Pablo Picasso Bobigny – Pantin – Raymond Queneau Église de Pantin Hoche Porte de Pantin Ourcq Laumière Jaurès Stalingrad Gare du Nord Gare de l'Est Jacques Bonsergent République Oberkampf Richard-Lenoir Bréguet – Sabin Bastille Quai de la Rapée Gare d'Austerlitz Saint-Marcel Campo Formio Place d'Italie

	Paris Métro	Line 8
Balard Lourmel Boucicaut Félix Faure Commerce La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle École Militaire La Tour-Maubourg Invalides Concorde Madeleine Opéra Richelieu – Drouot Grands Boulevards Bonne Nouvelle Strasbourg – Saint-Denis République Filles du Calvaire Saint-Sébastien – Froissart Chemin Vert Bastille Ledru-Rollin Faidherbe – Chaligny Reuilly – Diderot Montgallet Daumesnil Michel Bizot Porte Dorée Porte de Charenton Liberté Charenton – Écoles École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort Maisons-Alfort – Stade Maisons-Alfort – Les Juilliottes Créteil – L'Échat Créteil – Université Créteil – Préfecture Pointe du Lac

	Paris Métro	Line 9
Pont de Sèvres Billancourt Marcel Sembat Porte de Saint-Cloud Exelmans Michel-Ange – Molitor (eastbound only) Michel-Ange – Auteuil (westbound only) Jasmin Ranelagh La Muette Rue de la Pompe Trocadéro Iéna Alma – Marceau Franklin D. Roosevelt Saint-Philippe du Roule Miromesnil Saint-Augustin Havre – Caumartin Chaussée d'Antin – La Fayette Richelieu – Drouot Grands Boulevards Bonne Nouvelle Strasbourg – Saint-Denis République Oberkampf Saint-Ambroise Voltaire Charonne Rue des Boulets Nation Buzenval Maraîchers Porte de Montreuil Robespierre Croix de Chavaux Mairie de Montreuil

	Paris Métro	Line 11
Châtelet Hôtel de Ville Rambuteau Arts et Métiers République Goncourt Belleville Pyrénées Jourdain Place des Fêtes Télégraphe Porte des Lilas Mairie des Lilas

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