Chemin Vert station
Chemin Vert is a station of the Paris Métro on Line 8, named after the Rue de Chemin Vert.
It is located inbetween Bastille station and Saint Sébastien - Froissart.
The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The Rue de Chemin Vert (green path) follows the route of an old foot path through the middle of market gardens. In 1868 the Rue de Chemin Vert was extended from the Rue des Amandiers-Popincourt to the Barrier des Amandiers, a gate on the former Wall of the Farmers-General.
In 2011, 1,448,436 riders entered this station.[1]
Nearby are the Canal Saint-Martin and the Place des Vosges.
Station layout
| Street Level |
| B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
| Platform level | ||
| toward Balard | ←   toward Balard (Saint-Sébastien – Froissart)
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| toward Pointe du Lac | → toward Pointe du Lac (Bastille) →
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References
- ^ Entrants annuels provenant de l'extérieur de la station (voie publique, correspondances bus, réseau SNCF, etc.), sur le site data.ratp.fr. Consulté le 5 novembre 2012.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
48°51′24″N 2°22′06″E / 48.856778°N 2.368348°E