Riquet (Paris Métro)

Riquet
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Location 19th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°53′16″N 2°22′25″E / 48.887880°N 2.373578°E / 48.887880; 2.373578Coordinates: 48°53′16″N 2°22′25″E / 48.887880°N 2.373578°E / 48.887880; 2.373578
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 5 November 1910 (1910-11-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7
Location
Riquet
Location within Paris

Riquet is a station of the Paris Métro. It was named after French engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet (born Béziers, 1609; died Toulouse, 1680), who conceived and carried out the construction of the Canal du Midi from 1666. This work was completed by his sons in 1681.

Nearby are la Villette Basin and the Canal de l'Ourcq.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
Line 7 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Stalingrad)
Northbound toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Crimée)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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