Jaurès () is a station on Paris Metro lines 2, 5, and 7bis, in the 10th and 19th arrondissements.
History
left|thumb|The station in 1903
The station was opened on 23 February 1903, three weeks after line 2 was extended from Anvers to Bagnolet (now Alexandre Dumas) on 31 January 1903. Line 7bis platforms opened on 18 January 1911 as part of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette, more than two months after the opening of the line on 5 November 1910.
In 2019, the station was used by 5,836,196 passengers, making it the 64th busiest of the Metro network out of 302 stations.
In 2020, the station was used by <abbr>3,148,221</abbr> passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 54th busiest of the Metro network out of 305 stations.
In 2021, the station was used by 4,055,461 passengers, making it the 52nd busiest of the Metro network out of 305 stations.
Passenger services
Access
The station has six accesses:
- Access 1: Boulevard de la Villette
- Access 2: Quai de la Loire
- Access 3: avenue Jean Jaurès
- Access 4: avenue Secrétan
- Access 5: Quai de Jemmapes
- Access 6: rue de Chaumont
Station layout
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| rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Line 2 platforms
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="150" |Westbound
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="390" |← toward Porte Dauphine
|-
|Eastbound
| toward Nation →
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" |
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |1F
| colspan="2" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" valign="top" |Mezzanine
|-
| colspan="3" data-darkreader-inline-border-top="" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Street Level
|-
| data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |B1
| colspan="2" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" valign="top" |Mezzanine
|-
| rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Line 5 platforms
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" |Southbound
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="390" |← toward Place d'Italie
|-
|Northbound
| toward Bobigny–Pablo Picasso →
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="4" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Line 7bis platforms
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" |Inbound
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="390" |← toward Louis Blanc
|-
|Outbound
| toward Pré-Saint-Gervais →
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" |
|}
Platforms
The stations of consisting three lines are of a standard configuration with two platforms separated by the railway track, with the platforms for line 2 being elevated and the rest underground. Line 2 platforms are equipped with glass awnings, as are all elevated stations on the line. The steel pillars and tunnel exits incorporate stained glass windows which sit atop white and flat ceramic tiles. On the platform in the direction of Nation, part of the glass supports a stained glass work consisting of abstract patterns, dominated by the blue-white-red French flag, depicting the crowd that seized the Bastille prison on 14 July 1789, which is represented in white in the centre of the work. Created in 1989 by the visual artist Jacques-Antoine Ducatez, it is visible both from the inside and outside the station.
Other connections
The station is also served by lines 26 and 48 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N13, N41, N42, and N45 of the Noctilien bus network.
Nearby
- Bassin de la Villette
- Rotonde de la Villette (part of the Wall of the Farmers-General, built between 1784 and 1788)
Culture
This neighborhood of Paris was mentioned in the Henri-Georges Clouzot film "L'Assassin habite au 21" released in 1942. Vincent Dieutre's French Docudrama film Jaurès was released in 2012, it was named after the station.
Gallery
<gallery widths="200" heights="165">
File:Station Métro Jaurès Ligne 5 - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-06-18 - 1.jpg|Line 5 platforms
File:Station Métro Jaurès Ligne 7bis - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-06-18 - 3.jpg|MF 88 on line 7bis
File:Accès Station Jaurès Métro Paris Boulevard Villette - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-01-07 - 2.jpg|Access 1
File:Accès Station Métro Jaurès Avenue Jean Jaurès - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-01-07 - 2.jpg|Access 2
File:Accès Station Jaurès Métro Paris Place Bataille Stalingrad - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-01-07 - 5.jpg|Access 3
File:Accès Station Jaurès Métro Paris Place Bataille Stalingrad - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-01-07 - 3.jpg|Access 4
File:Entrée Station Métro Jaurès Boulevard Villette - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2021-06-24 - 1.jpg|Access 5
File:Accès Station Métro Jaurès Avenue Secrétan - Paris XIX (FR75) - 2022-01-30 - 2.jpg|Access 6
</gallery>
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.