Félix Faure station

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Félix Faure station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 48°50′32″N 2°17′28″E / 48.842351°N 2.291004°E

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Félix Faure

Paris Métro station

MF 77 at Félix Faure

General information

Location

15th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France

Coordinates

48°50′32″N 2°17′28″E / 48.842351°N 2.291004°E

Owned by

RATP

Operated by

RATP

Line(s)

Platforms

2 (2 side platforms)

Tracks

Construction

Accessible

Other information

Station code

1612

Fare zone

History

Opened

27 July 1937

Passengers

1,161,978 (2021)

Services

Preceding station	Paris Métro			Following station
Boucicaut towards Balard		Line 8		Commerce towards Pointe du Lac

Location
Félix Faure Location within Paris

Félix Faure (French pronunciation: [feliks fɔʁ] ^ⓘ) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby avenue Félix-Faure, which is in turn named after Félix Faure (1841–1899), the President of France from 1895 to 1899. It is the first of three stations on the network that were named after a President of France; the other two being Charles de Gaulle–Étoile on lines 1, 2, and 6, and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand on line 14.

History

The station opened on 27 July 1937 as part of the extension of line 8 from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to Balard.

In 2019, the station was used by 1,744,774 passengers, making it the 263rd busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[1]

In 2020, the station was used by 776,924 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 270th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[2]

In 2021, the station was used by 1,161,978 passengers, making it the 265th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[3]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 3 accesses:

Access 1: rue des Frères Morane
Access 2: Place Étienne Pernet
Access 3: avenue Félix Faure

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Balard (Boucicaut)
	Eastbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Commerce) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 70 and 88 of the RATP bus network as well as the Traverse Brancion-Commerce, an electric bus operated by BE Green from parc Georges Brassens to the Pasteur Institute.^[4]^[5]