Châtelet station

Châtelet (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtlɛ]) is a station of the Paris Métro and Île-de-France's RER commuter rail service, located in the centre of medieval Paris, on the border between the 1st and 4th arrondissements. It serves RER A, RER B and RER D, as well as Line 1, Line 4, Line 7, Line 11 and Line 14 of the Paris Métro; it is the southern terminus of Line 11. The station is made up of two parts connected by a long corridor: Lines 7 and 11 under the Place du Châtelet and the Quai de Gesvre (site of the original medieval river port of Paris), next to the Seine; Lines 1, 4 and 14 towards Rue Saint-Denis and the Rue de Rivoli.

Châtelet
Place Sainte-Opportune entrance
General information
LocationRue des Lavandières
Place Marguerite de Navarre
55, 63, 65 and 112, Rue de Rivoli
7, 15 and 16, Avenue Victoria
5, Rue Saint-Denis
8, Place Sainte-Opportune
Place du Châtelet
1st and 4th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France, France
Coordinates48°51′30″N 2°20′50″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened
  • 6 August 1900 (1900-08-06) (Line 1)
  • 21 April 1908 (1908-04-21) (Line 4)
  • 16 April 1926 (1926-04-16) (Line 7)
  • 28 April 1935 (1935-04-28) (Line 11)
  • 15 October 1998 (1998-10-15) (Line 14)
Passengers
201910,766,712
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station
Louvre–Rivoli
towards La Défense
Line 1 Hôtel de Ville
Cité Line 4 Les Halles
Pont Marie Line 7 Pont Neuf
Terminus Line 11 Hôtel de Ville
Pyramides Line 14 Gare de Lyon
towards Olympiades
Connections to other stations
Preceding station RER Following station
Auber RER A Gare de Lyon
Gare du Nord RER B St-Michel – Notre-Dame
Gare du Nord
towards Creil
RER D Gare de Lyon
towards Melun or Malesherbes
Location
Châtelet
Location within Paris

Châtelet is connected by another long underground corridor to the southern end of the RER platforms at Châtelet–Les Halles, the northern end of which is again connected to the Métro station Les Halles. The distance from Line 7 at Châtelet to the RER lines at Châtelet–Les Halles is approximately 750 metres (2,460 ft). It is the ninth-busiest station on the Métro system.

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