Anvers () is a station on Line 2 of the Paris Metro. It is located in Montmartre, on the border of the 9th and the 18th arrondissements.
Location
The station is located under Boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart, at Place d'Anvers. Oriented approximately along an east–west axis, it is located between Pigalle and Barbès–Rochechouart metro stations. In the direction of Nation, it is the last underground station preceding the above ground section of the line.
History
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The station was opened on 21 October 1902 as part of the extension of Line 2 from Étoile (now Charles de Gaulle–Étoile). It was the eastern terminus of the line until its extension to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas) on 31 January 1903. The station is named after the Place d'Anvers and the Belgian city of Antwerp (Anvers in French) where French troops won a victory over the Dutch during the siege of the citadel of Antwerp in 1832. They use the name of the station (without its subtitle), but are humorously turned upside down in order to play on the homophony between Anvers and envers (reverse).
In 2019, 5,643,147 travelers entered this station which placed it at the 67th position of the metro stations for its usage.
Passenger services
Access
The station has a single access entitled Boulevard de Rochechouart - Sacré-Coeur, leading to the central reservation of this boulevard, on Place d'Anvers opposite the similarly named square. Consisting of a fixed staircase, it is adorned with a Guimard entrance, the elements of which were designed by Hector Guimard in 1900 was listed as historic monuments by the decree of 29 May 1978.
Station layout
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Platforms
Anvers is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is of the style used for most metro stations. The lighting canopies are white and rounded in the Gaudin style of the , and the bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the vault, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The advertising frames are in white ceramic and the name of the station is written in the Parisine font on enamelled plates. The seats are a green Akiko style.
Bus services
The station is served by lines 54 and the tourist line Tootbus Paris of the RATP bus network and, at night, by lines N01 and N02 of the Noctilien network.
The Montmartre Funicular is accessible a few hundred meters away by taking the Rue de Steinkerque.
Nearby
- Marché de brocante sur le boulevard de Rochechouart
- Butte Montmartre
- Sacré-Cœur, Paris
- Le Trianon (theatre)
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.