Strasbourg–Saint-Denis () is a station on Line 4, Line 8 and Line 9 of the Paris Métro. Opened in 1908 under the name Boulevard Saint-Denis, it took on its current name in 1931, which refers to Rue Saint-Denis and the Boulevard de Strasbourg. The Line 8 platforms opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton. Maria Leonor Rubiano, who had made a tricolor flag with Angèle Martinez, was arrested a few weeks later by the Gestapo, imprisoned and then died in deportation.

The term Saint-Denis refers to Saint Denis, apostle of the Gauls and first bishop of Paris, who gave his name to the city of Saint-Denis and its abbey.

Passenger services

Access

The station has seven entrances:

  • Entrance 1: 8 Saint-Denis Boulevard;
  • Entrance 2: 9 Saint-Denis Boulevard;
  • Entrance 3: 13 Saint-Denis Boulevard;
  • Entrance 4: 18 Saint-Denis Boulevard;
  • Entrance 5: 19 Saint-Denis Boulevard;
  • Entrance 6: 28 Saint-Denis Boulevard;
  • Entrance 7: 10 Bonne-New Boulevard.

Station layout

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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|B1

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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Northbound

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← toward Porte de Clignancourt

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|Southbound

| toward Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac →

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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=5 valign=top|B3

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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Westbound

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|← toward Balard

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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|Wall

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|Eastbound

| toward Pointe du Lac →

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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=5 valign=top|B4

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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Westbound

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← toward Pont de Sèvres

|-bgcolor="grey"

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|Wall

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|Eastbound

| toward Mairie de Montreuil →

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Platforms

The platforms of Line 4 are standard configuration. The two platforms are separated by the centre tracks. The ceiling is a metal apron whose beams are supported by vertical walls. The platforms are laid out in the Andreu-Motte style with two bright blue lighting canopies and blue Motte seats. Blue paint is also applied to the metal ceiling beams. The walls and tunnel exits are covered with flat white tiles laid vertically and aligned. The advertising frames are metallic and the name of the station is in Parisine font on enamelled plate.

As part of the automation of Line 4, its platforms have been upgraded to platform screen doors, which were installed between February and March 2020.

The platforms of the lines 8 and 9, are 105 metres long, are of particular configuration, they are isolated as two half-stations each, separated by a central wall because of their construction within unstable terrain.

Bus connections

The station is served by the 20, 32, 38 and 39 lines of the RATP Bus Network and, at night, by the N13 and N14 lines of the Noctilien bus network.

Nearby attractions

  • Porte Saint-Denis
  • Porte Saint-Martin
  • Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin

Roy Hargrove wrote a jazz composition titled "Strasbourg/Saint-Denis", released on the 2008 album Earfood, in reference to nearby New Morning jazz club where he often performed. In 2016, French pop band La Femme wrote a song entitled "S.S.D" about Strasbourg–Saint-Denis.

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Station Strasbourg Saint Denis Métro Paris Ligne 8 - Paris X (FR75) - 2022-07-02 - 4.jpg|Line 8 platforms at Strasbourg–Saint-Denis

Station Strasbourg Saint Denis Métro Paris Ligne 9 - Paris II (FR75) - 2022-07-02 - 2.jpg|Line 9 platforms at Strasbourg–Saint-Denis

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References

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