Arsenal station (in French pronounced as /aʁsnal/) is a ghost station of the Paris Métro, situated on Line 5 between the stations of and, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Arsenal station opened to the public in 1906.[1] It was closed on 2 September 1939, as a result of the mobilization of employees of the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) in World War II.[2] It was never reopened and today serves as a training centre for RATP agents. Access to the station is situated on Boulevard Bourdon.
Because of the station's location (just before in the direction towards), the station played a key element in the film La Grosse Caisse, starring Bourvil in 1965.
It has been proposed to convert Arsenal into a swimming pool, theatre, restaurant or sculpture gallery.[3]