Sully–Morland station explained

Sully–Morland
Symbol Location:paris
Symbol:m
Type:Paris Métro station
Address:4th arrondissement of Paris
Borough:Île-de-France
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8514°N 2.3619°W
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Zone:1
Map Type:France Paris

Sully–Morland (in French pronounced as /syli mɔʁlɑ̃/) is a station of the Paris Métro on line 7 of the Paris metro, located in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Location

The station is located under the Quai des Célestins, at the intersection of Boulevard Morland and Boulevard Henri-IV, near the Seine and the Pont de Sully. Oriented along a north-west/south-east axis, it is interspersed between the Pont Marie and Jussieu metro stations. Downstream of the station, in the direction of Mairie d'Ivry and Villejuif - Louis Aragon, the line makes a 90-degree bend towards the south-west and plunges under the Seine on a 40% slope towards Jussieu metro station.

History

Named after the Pont de Sully and the Boulevard Morland. The Pont de Sully commemorates Maximilien de Béthune, Baron of Rosny, Duke of Sully (1560–1641), friend and Minister to King Henri IV. It crosses the Seine to the Île Saint-Louis and the Boulevard Saint-Germain. The Boulevard Morland was named after Colonel François-Louis Morlan (called "Morland", 1771–1805), who was killed at Austerlitz, with his body being repatriated in a barrel of rum.

Passenger services

Access

The station has four entrances, each consisting of a fixed staircase embellished with a Dervaux-style balustrade:

Station layout

Street Level
B1Connecting level
Line 7 platforms
Southbound
Northbound toward La Courneuve–8 mai 1945

References