Pont de Sèvres station

Pont de Sèvres station (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ d(ə) sɛvʁ]) is a station of the Paris Métro on line 9, serving as its western terminus. It is located near the pont de Sèvres, which is a bridge on the Seine connecting to Sèvres.

Pont de Sèvres
MF 01 at Pont de Sèvres
General information
Location	Boulogne-Billancourt Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°49′47″N 2°13′52″E / 48.829747°N 2.231035°E / 48.829747; 2.231035
Operated by	Line 9: RATP Group Line 15: ORA (RATP Dev, Alstom & ComfortDelGro)
Connections
Construction
Depth	Line 15: 29 m (95 ft)^[1]
Accessible	Line 9: No Line 15: Yes
Architect	Line 15: Jean-Marie Duthilleul^[2]
Other information
Station code	28-10
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	3 February 1934 (1934-02-03)
Passengers
3,430,203 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Terminus Line 9 Billancourt towards Mairie de Montreuil
Future services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Terminus Line 15 (late 2025) Issy towards Noisy-Champs Saint-Cloud towards Champigny Centre Line 15 (2030)
Location Pont de Sèvres Location within Paris

History

 

Construction of line 15's station at Pont de Sèvres in 2022

The station opened on 3 February 1934 with the extension from Porte de Saint-Cloud station. It 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 Billancourt and Marcel Sembat).

In 1943, during an Allied air raid aimed at destroying the Renault factories at Boulogne-Billancourt (on Seguin Island), the bombs missed their targets and caused 300 deaths, including 80 around the station, partially destroying it.^[3][4]

In 2017, construction started on line 15's station and is expected to open in 2025 as part of the Grand Paris Express project and is currently projected to open in late 2025 as of August 2021.^[5][6][7] The underground station will be located on the bank of the Seine.^[8]

In 2019, the station was used by 5,048,247 passengers, making it the 79th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[9]

In 2020, the station was used by 2,651,763 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 69th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.^[10]

In 2021, the station was used by 3,430,203 passengers, making it the 83rd busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.^[11]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 3 accesses:

• Access 1: Forum Pont de Sèvres Île Seguin
• Access 2: quai Alphonse Gallo Sous-Préfecture des Hauts-de-Seine
• Access 3: rue de Bellevue

Platforms

The station has a particular arrangement specific to the stations serving or had served as a terminus. It has three tracks and two platforms. The side platform serves as the arrival platform while the island platform serves as the departure platform. However, during off-peak hours, arriving trains may be directed to the island platform where the passengers can then get off. A luminous display on the platform indicates the side of the platform the next train will depart from.

Other connections

Since 2 July 1997, the station has been served by tramway T2 via the nearby Musée de Sèvres tram station on the Seine's left bank.

The station is also served by the following bus networks:

• RATP bus network: lines 169, 171, 179, 291, 426, and 467
• Vélizy Vallées bus network: lines 6140 and 6142
• Hourtoule bus network: line 17
• SAVAC bus network: line 39.34
• Noctilien: lines N12 and N61

Nearby

• Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (National Ceramics Museum)
• Parc de Saint-Cloud

Gallery

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  Mezzanine
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  MF 67 at Pont de Sèvres prior to their replacement by MF 01.
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  Access 1 leading to the bus station
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  Access 2
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  Access 3
• MF 01 during his movement to depot.

References

1. "Pont de Sèvres Metro Station (Line 15)". structurae.net. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
2. "La gare Pont de Sèvres, vue par son architecte". Société du Grand Paris (in French). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
3. Constant, Alain (12 May 2014). "La France sous les bombes alliées". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 12 August 2015.
4. Antelmi, Valérie (14 March 2016), Gérôme, Noëlle; Margairaz, Michel (eds.), "Les incidents dans le métro parisien sous l'Occupation", Métro, dépôts, réseaux : Territoires et personnels des transports parisiens au XXe siècle, Histoire de la France aux XIXe et XXe siècles, Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne, pp. 83–91, ISBN 978-2-85944-856-1, retrieved 9 October 2022
5. "Pont de Sèvres". Société du Grand Paris (in French). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
6. "La Société du Grand Paris réactualise le calendrier du Grand Paris Express". Société du Grand Paris (in French). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
7. "La ligne 15 Sud entrera en service en 2025". Société du Grand Paris (in French). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
8. Présentation lors de la réunion publique d’information à Sèvres – 24 septembre 2012^{[permanent dead link]} Société du Grand Paris
9. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
10. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
11. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2022.

External links

 

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