Danube station (Paris Métro)

Danube
Paris Métro station
General information
Location	19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°52′55″N 2°23′39″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	1 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2 (only 1 in use)
Other information
Station code	23-10
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	18 January 1911 (1911-01-18)
Passengers
266,623 (2020)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Botzaris towards Louis Blanc Line 7bis Loop westbound only Pré-Saint-Gervais One-way operation One-way operation: trains arrive from Pré-Saint-Gervais and depart to Botzaris
Location Danube Location within Paris

Danube (French pronunciation: [danyb]) is a station of the Paris Métro serving Line 7bis (westbound only). It is named after Place de Danube, which was renamed Place Rhin-et-Danube in 1951 to commemorate the 1st French Army which had during the Italian campaign between 1943 and 1945 distinguished itself during the landing of Provence, then fought on the Rhine and Danube rivers in World War II.

History

Structure of the station. It is not established as an underground viaduct, as the model might suggest

The station opened on 18 January 1911 as part of a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais, 18 days after the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette due to difficulties during its construction.

As the station is constructed in unstable terrain, located in a former mine where gypsum was extracted for export to the United States, the station box was strengthened by having separate vaults for each track, with a single shared island platform. The station box is perched more than 30 m above solid ground, with its 220 supporting columns, each 2.5 m in diameter, have a cumulative height of 5,500 m. These foundations were necessary due to the inconsistency of the ground which consisted of the former mines that had been backfilled. On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming line 7bis.

Initially during the planning phase, it was envisioned that it will serve as the terminus, but was then moved to Place des Fêtes before finally deciding to create a one-way loop between these two stations with Pré-Saint-Gervais acting as the branch's commercial terminus.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 18 December 2007.

In 2019, the station was used by 547,896 passengers, making it the 297th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.

In 2020, the station was used by 266,623 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 297th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has a single entrance at Place Rhin-et-Danube.

Station layout

G	Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
B2	Inbound	Not in regular use
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Inbound	← toward Louis Blanc (Botzaris) (No service outbound: Pré Saint-Gervais)

Platforms

The station consists of 2 parallel half-stations linked by perpendicular cross passages with a single island platform flanked by 2 tracks. Only the southern platform is in regular use.

Other connections

The station is also served by line 75 of the RATP bus network.

Gallery

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  Entrance at Place Rhin-et-Danube

See also

• Danube (Dubai Metro)