| Botzaris | |
| Symbol Location: | paris |
| Symbol: | m |
| Type: | Paris Métro station |
| Address: | 19th arrondissement of Paris |
| Borough: | Île-de-France |
| Country: | France |
| Coordinates: | 48.8796°N 2.388°W |
| Owned: | RATP |
| Operator: | RATP |
| Platforms: | 2 (2 side platforms) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Code: | 23-09 |
| Zone: | 1 |
| Passengers: | 511,339 (2020) |
| Map Type: | France Paris |
Botzaris (pronounced as /fr/) is a station on Line 7bis of the Paris Métro. Located in the 19th arrondissement, it was named after Markos Botsaris, a Souliot chieftain, general of the Greek revolutionary army and hero of the Greek War of Independence.
The station opened on 18 January 1911 as part of a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais, 18 days after the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette due to difficulties during its construction. As the station is built in a backfilled quarry, it was constructed with arches over each of the tracks to strengthen the station box. On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming line 7bis.
As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 25 April 2003.[1]
On 12 February 2016, the Guimard entrance on rue Botzaris was listed as a historical monument.[2]
In 2019, the station was used by 993,450 passengers, making it the 292th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[3]
In 2020, the station was used by 511,339 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 290th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[4]
The station has a single Guimard entrance at rue Botzaris leading to the right of the south-eastern end of Parc des Buttes-Chaumont,
| G | Street Level | |
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Line 7bis platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Inbound | ← toward Louis Blanc (Buttes Chaumont) | |
| Outbound | toward Pré Saint-Gervais (Place des Fêtes) → (No service eastbound: Danube) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Botzaris has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. A central wall exists between the tracks to better suit the geological constraints of the terrain and to strengthen the station box.[5]
The station is also served by lines 48, 60, and 71 of the RATP bus network.