Saint-Georges station explained

Saint-Georges
Symbol Location:paris
Symbol:m
Type:Paris Métro station
Address:9th arrondissement of Paris
Borough:Île-de-France
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8784°N 2.3374°W
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Zone:1
Map Type:France Paris

Saint-Georges (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ/) is a station on Line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 9th arrondissement.

The station opened on 8 April 1911 as part of the extension of the Nord-Sud company's line A from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette to Pigalle. On 27 March 1931 line A became line 12 of the Métro. The station is named after the Rue Saint-Georges, which became a street in 1734 and leads to the Place Saint-Georges, created in 1824. It was the centre of an estate created by the speculator Dosne, father-in-law of the politician Adolphe Thiers.

It was renovated during the early 2000s in imitation of the style adopted by the Nord-Sud Company, the original architects of the station. In fact, the current decorative style only vaguely resembles the original: the station name is no longer shown on large ceramic tablets (as at Solférino and Abbesses) and does not follow the original colour-coding: the edge of the ceramic name tablets should be brown to designate a non-interchange station, rather than green.

Station layout

Street Level
B1Mezzanine
Line 12 platforms
Southbound
Northbound toward Mairie d'Aubervilliers

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