BOUCICAUT (PARIS MéTRO)

Location
	Boucicaut Location within Paris

Boucicaut
Boucicaut
Paris Métro station
	MF 77 at Boucicaut
General information
Location	15th arrondissement of Paris; Île-de-France; France
Coordinates	48°50′26″N 2°17′12″E / 48.840578°N 2.286621°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 ( 2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	no
Other information
Station code	1611
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	27 July 1937
Passengers
	2,288,055 (2021)
Services
Location
Location
	Boucicaut Location within Paris

Boucicaut (French pronunciation: [busiko]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement. It is named after the former Boucicaut Hospital (integrated into the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou since 2000) and the rue Boucicaut (now rue Marguerite-Boucicaut, named after the philanthropic couple Marguerite (1816-1877) and Aristide Boucicaut (1810-1877)).^[1]

It is the fourth of eight stations on the network to be been named after a woman, after Barbès–Rochechouart ( lines 2 and 4), Madeleine (lines 8, 12, and 14), and Chardon Lagache ( line 10). The remaining four stations are Louise Michel ( line 3), and more recently, Pierre et Marie Curie ( line 7), Barbara (line 4), and Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac (line 4 and the upcoming line 15).

History

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

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors were renovated and modernised on 27 March 2007.^[2]

In 2019, the station was used by 3,152,108 passengers, making it the 162nd busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[3]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,734,347 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 141st busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[4]

In 2021, the station was used by 2,288,055 passengers, making it the 252nd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[5]

The station was featured in Michel Houellebecq's poem, Station Boucicaut, in his collection, Renaissance.^[6]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 5 accesses:

Access 1: rue Sarasate
Access 2: rue Henri-Bocquillon
Access 3: rue de la Convention
Access 4: avenue Félix-Faure
Access 5: rue Duranton (with an ascending escalator)

Station layout

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

Platforms

The station is the last station on the line in the direction of Balard to have a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Other connections

The station is also served by line 62 of the RATP bus network.

Nearby

Jardin Marguerite-Boucicaut
Square Boucicaut
Square Duranton

Gallery

Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
Access 4
Access 5

References

^ Martin, Thomas (25 February 2023). "Paris : qui était ce Boucicaut qui a donné son nom à une station de métro, un hôpital et un square ?". actu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ Houellebecq, Michel (1999). "Renaissance" (PDF) (in French). Flammarion. p. 13. ISBN 978-2-08-125786-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

[1] Martin, Thomas (25 February 2023). "Paris : qui était ce Boucicaut qui a donné son nom à une station de métro, un hôpital et un square ?". actu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[2] "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[3] "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[4] "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[5] "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[6] Houellebecq, Michel (1999). "Renaissance" (PDF) (in French). Flammarion. p. 13. ISBN 978-2-08-125786-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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