Notre-Dame-des-Champs (Paris Métro)

Notre-Dame-des-Champs
Paris Métro station
Location	6th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′40″N 2°19′44″E / 48.844568°N 2.328788°E / 48.844568; 2.328788Coordinates: 48°50′40″N 2°19′44″E / 48.844568°N 2.328788°E / 48.844568; 2.328788
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	November 5th 1910 (1910-11-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Montparnasse – Bienvenüe toward Mairie d'Issy Rennes toward Front Populaire
Location
Notre-Dame-des-Champs Location within Paris

Notre-Dame-des-Champs (French pronunciation: ​[notʁ(ə) dam de ʃã]) is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 6th arrondissement.

History

The station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the Nord-Sud Company's line A between Porte de Versailles and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. On 27 March 1931 line A became line 12 of the Métro. It is named after the nearby Notre-Dame des Champs Church on the Boulevard du Montparnasse and is designed by the architect and engineer Gustave Eiffel.

Station layout

Line 12 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Mairie d'Issy (Montparnasse – Bienvenüe)
	Northbound	→ toward Front Populaire (Rennes) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Tiling

The entrance to the station, and the ceramics throughout the station, have maintained the pure style of the Nord-Sud Company. The ceramics above the tunnel entrances indicating the direction of the tunnel are still present. The station's ceramics are by Boulenger & Co; they used pre-printed tiles for the tablets indicating the name of the station, as did the Gien ceramics company subsequently, but the edges of the letters are rounded not angular.

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Notre-Dame-des-Champs (Paris Metro).

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  Line 12 platforms at Notre-Dame-des-Champs
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  MF 67 rolling stock on Line 12 at Notre-Dame-des-Champs

References