Belleville () is a station on Paris Metro Line 2 and Line 11. The station is in the district of Belleville at the corner of the 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th arrondissements.

Location

The station is located at the crossroads formed by Rue de Belleville, Boulevard de la Villette, Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple and Boulevard de Belleville, with the platforms positioned:

  • on line 2, approximately a north-west / south-east axis under the start of Boulevard de la Villette, between the Couronnes and Colonel Fabien metro stations;
  • on line 11, approximately a northeast / southwest axis under the end of Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple, between Goncourt and Pyrénées metro stations.

History

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thumb|left|The former Barrière de Belleville, part of the [[Wall of the Farmers-General]]

The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas). The line 11 platforms opened as part of the original section of the line from Châtelet to Porte des Lilas on 28 April 1935.

In 2015, local elected officials proposed to change the station's name to Belleville–Commune de Paris 1871, commemorating the area as the last redoubt of the Paris Commune.

Since 2020, as part of the extension of line 11 to Rosny-sous-Bois, three new entrances have been put into service: no. 7 and no. 9 on 17 September and no. 8 at the end of that year.

Passenger services

Access

The station has nine entrances:

  • entrance 1 - Boulevard de Belleville, consisting of a fixed staircase, leading to the right side no. 130-132 of the boulevard;
  • entrance 2 - Rue de Belleville, also made up of a fixed staircase, facing no. 2 on Boulevard de la Villette;
  • entrance 3 - Boulevard de la Villette, made up of an ascending escalator allowing exit only, located to the right of no. 4 of this boulevard;
  • entrance 4 - Terre-plein central du boulevard de la Villette, made up of a fixed staircase adorned with a Dervaux candelabra, leading to said central reservation facing no. 1, 2 and 3 of this boulevard;
  • entrance 5 - Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple, also made up of a fixed staircase decorated with a Dervaux mast, located to the right of no. 1 on Boulevard de la Villette;
  • entrance 6 - Rue Louis-Bonnet, consisting of a fixed staircase fitted with a Dervaux candelabra, located at the corner formed by Rue Faubourg-du-Temple and Louis-Bonnet, facing no. 79 of the Boulevard de Belleville;
  • entrance 7 - Rue de la Presentation, consisting of a fixed staircase with a Dervaux candelabra, that opened in 2020, located at the corner of said street and Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple; this access is only connected to the platform bound for the Mairie des Lilas on line 11;
  • entrance 8 - Rue de l'Orillon,

Modernisation

As part of the line 11 extension project, and to meet the station's evacuation standards, plans were created for new accesses at the western end of the platforms, leading to Rue de la Présentation.

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References

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