Rue Saint-Maur () is a station on Paris Métro Line 3, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Location

The station is located under Avenue de la République, between Rue Saint-Maur and Rue Servan. Approximately oriented along an east–west axis, it is located between the Parmentier and Père Lachaise stations.

History

The station opened on 19 October 1904 as part of the first section of line 3 between Père Lachaise and Villiers.

The Rue Saint-Maur is named after Saint Maurus, a disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia, who is said to have saved Saint Placid from drowning.

Passenger services

Access

The station has four entrance points established on Avenue de la République:

  • entrance 1 – Rue Saint-Maur, consisting of a fixed staircase adorned with a Guimard ironwork listed as historic monument on 29 May 1978, leading to the right of no. 74 on the avenue;
  • entrance 2 – Rue Servan, consisting of an escalator allowing only an exit to street level, located opposite No. 90 bis of the avenue;
  • entrance 3 – Rue Saint-Hubert, consisting of a fixed staircase embellished with a mast with a yellow M inscribed in a circle, also located at the right of No. 90 bis of the avenue;
  • entrance 4 – Rue des Bluets, also consisting of a fixed staircase, leading to no 79 on the avenue.

Station layout

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Platforms

Rue Saint-Maur is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is in the Andreu-Motte style with two orange-brown light strips, benches and some openings in the corridors treated with flat brown tiles with Motte seats in orange. The bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the vault, the tunnel exits, and the rest of the corridors. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is written in Parisine font on enamelled plates.

Bus connections

The station has no connections with the RATP Bus Network.

Nearby

  • ESCP Business School
  • Lycée Voltaire
  • Square Maurice-Gardette

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File:Metro de Paris - Ligne 3 - Rue Saint-Maur 02.jpg|MF 67 rolling stock on Line 3 at Rue Saint-Maur

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References

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