Colonel Fabien () is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 10th and 19th arrondissements under the Boulevard de la Vilette.
Location
The station is located under Boulevard de la Villette, to the southeast of Place du Colonel Fabien. Oriented approximately along a northwest/southeast axis, it is positioned between the Jaurès and Belleville metro stations. In the direction of Porte Dauphine, this is the last underground station before the above-ground section of the line.
History
thumb|upright|left|Entrance The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas). It was originally named Combat after the Place du Combat,
Passenger services
Access
The station has a single entrance called Boulevard de la Villette, leading to the central median of this boulevard facing no. 83. Made up of a fixed staircase, it is adorned with a Guimard entrance designed in 1900 and is registered as a historical monument by the decree of 29 May 1978.
Station layout
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Platform
Colonel Fabien 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 the majority of the metro stations, with beveled white ceramic tiles covering the walls, the vault, the tunnel entrances, and the outlets of the corridors, while the lighting is provided by two tube canopies. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is written in Parisine font on enameled plates. The seats are the Motte style in blue.
Bus connections
The station is served by lines 46 and 75 of the RATP Bus Network.