Riquet station
Riquet  | |||||||||||
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°53′16″N 2°22′25″E / 48.887880°N 2.373578°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 November 1910 | ||||||||||
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Riquet ([ʁikɛ]) is a station of the Paris Métro. It was named after French engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet (born Béziers, 1609; died Toulouse, 1680), who conceived and carried out the construction of the Canal du Midi from 1666. This work was completed by his sons in 1681.
Nearby are la Villette Basin and the Canal de l'Ourcq.
Station layout
| Street Level |
| B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
| Line 7 platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ←   toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Stalingrad)
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| Northbound | toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Crimée) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Gallery
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Entrance at Riquet -
Line 7 platforms at Riquet
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riquet (Paris Metro).
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
