| Bibliothèque François Mitterrand | |
| Style: | Paris Métro |
| Borough: | 13th arrondissement of Paris |
| Country: | France |
| Coordinates: | 48.8298°N 2.3768°W |
| Architect: | Antoine Grumbach |
| Zone: | 1 |
| Rebuilt: | 2007 |
| Code: | 87328328 (RER C) |
Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station (in French pronounced as /biblijɔtɛk fʁɑ̃swa mitɛʁɑ̃/) is a station of the Paris Métro and RER, named after the former French president, François Mitterrand, and serving the area surrounding the new building of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), whose site near the station is also named after Mitterrand, and the Paris Diderot University. It is a transfer point between Line 14 of the Paris Metro and the RER C. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway.
The Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station opened in October 1998 with the opening of Line 14.[1] From the opening of Line 14 until 25 June 2007, this station functioned as the line's southern terminus.[2] Further work extended the line to a new station to the southwest, Olympiades, which opened on 26 June 2007. In June 2024, Line 14 will be extended further south to Orly Airport. During construction of the station, the conceptual name was "Tolbiac – Masséna", before a decision was taken to name the station after the nearby Bibliothèque nationale de France.
In December 2000, the RER C station opened, allowing the transfer of passengers between the metro and RER lines. The nearby station on RER C closed following the opening of this RER station.
Unlike the majority of Line 14 stations, Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station was designed by French architect and urban planner Antoine Grumbach. The station uses many of the design elements used throughout Line 14 such as platform edge doors.
Two pieces of public art are located in the station. (Rain of Quotes) by French writer Jean-Christophe Bailly consists of engraved quotes on medallions, embedded into the station architecture.[3] (Staircase of Signs and Numbers) by Grumach consists of a monumental staircase with numbers in a wide variety of languages.[4]
This station serves the area known as Tolbiac, between the Seine and the train tracks of the network of the Gare d'Austerlitz, which includes the BnF and the headquarters of the Réseau Ferré de France, the BnF's large new cinema, etc.
From this station, within walking distance is the church of Notre-Dame de la Gare, rue de Domrémy, on the Place Jeanne-d'Arc.
The RER station comprises three island platforms and six tracks.
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| B1 | Mezzanine | to Exits/Entrances |
| B2 | ||
| Northbound | ← toward | |
| Southbound | toward → | |