Billancourt station explained

Billancourt
Symbol Location:paris
Symbol:m
Type:Paris Métro station
Address:Boulogne-Billancourt
Borough:Île-de-France
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8321°N 2.2382°W
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Platforms:2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks:2
Code:28-09
Zone:1
Passengers:1,967,532 (2021)
Map Type:France Paris

Billancourt (in French bijɑ̃kuʁ/) is a station of the Paris Métro, located in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt. It is named after the nearby rue de Billancourt, which was in turn named after the former village of Billancourt which was annexed in 1859 into the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt.

History

The station opened on 3 February 1934 with the extension of the line from Porte de Saint-Cloud to Pont de Sèvres, which was the first extension of the métro network beyond the limits of Paris. Hence, it is one of the first three stations to provide service to the inner suburbs of Paris (along with Marcel Sembat and Pont de Sèvres).

As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors was renovated and modernised on 26 July 2001.[1]

In 2019, the station was used by 3,099,341 passengers, making it the 164th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[2]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,525,990 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 173rd busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[3]

In 2021, the station was used by 1,967,532 passengers, making it the 180th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[4]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 4 accesses divided into 5 access points on either side of the avenue du Général-Leclerc.

Station layout

Street Level
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Platform level
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Eastbound toward Mairie de Montreuil

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with two tracks surrounded by two 105-metre-long platforms separated by the metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is in the Andreu-Motte style with two yellow light canopies, benches and aisle outlets treated in flat yellow tiles as well as Motte seats in the same colour. These fittings are combined with the bevelled white ceramic tiles that cover the walls, the vault, and the tunnel exits. The advertising frames are made of honey-coloured earthenware and the name of the station is also made of earthenware in the style of the original CMP.

It is one of the few stations to still present the Andreu-Motte style in its entirety, if we exclude the tunnel exits (whose treatment with flat coloured tiles was not systematic).

Other connections

The station is also served by line 389 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N12 and N61 bus of the Noctilien network.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Renouveau du Métro . 9 October 2022 . www.symbioz.net . fr . 14 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071014211229/http://www.symbioz.net/index.php?id=42 . live .
  2. Web site: Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121165739/https://dataratp2.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2019/table/?sort=-rang&refine.reseau=M%C3%A9tro . 21 January 2022 . 9 October 2022 . dataratp2.opendatasoft.com . fr.
  3. Web site: Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121081214/https://data.ratp.fr/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2020/table/?sort=-rang&dataChart=eyJxdWVyaWVzIjpbeyJjaGFydHMiOlt7InR5cGUiOiJjb2x1bW4iLCJmdW5jIjoiQVZHIiwieUF4aXMiOiJ0cmFmaWMiLCJzY2llbnRpZmljRGlzcGxheSI6dHJ1ZSwiY29sb3IiOiIjNjZjMmE1In1dLCJ4QXhpcyI6InN0YXRpb24iLCJtYXhwb2ludHMiOjIwLCJzb3J0Ijoic2VyaWUxLTEiLCJjb25maWciOnsiZGF0YXNldCI6InRyYWZpYy1hbm51ZWwtZW50cmFudC1wYXItc3RhdGlvbi1kdS1yZXNlYXUtZmVycmUtMjAyMCIsIm9wdGlvbnMiOnsic29ydCI6Ii10cmFmaWMifX19XSwidGltZXNjYWxlIjoiIiwiZGlzcGxheUxlZ2VuZCI6dHJ1ZSwiYWxpZ25Nb250aCI6dHJ1ZX0=&refine.reseau=M%C3%A9tro . 21 January 2022 . 9 October 2022 . data.ratp.fr . fr.
  4. Web site: Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021 . 9 October 2022 . data.ratp.fr . fr . 6 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406213710/https://data.ratp.fr/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2021/table/?sort=-rang&refine.reseau=M%C3%A9tro . live .