Michel Bizot station

Location
	Michel Bizot Location within Paris

Michel Bizot
Michel Bizot
Paris Métro station
	MF 77 at Michel Bizot
General information
Location	12th arrondissement of Paris; Île-de-France; France
Coordinates	48°50′15″N 2°24′04″E / 48.837485°N 2.401234°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	no
Other information
Station code	13-10
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 May 1931
Passengers
	1,403,416 (2021)
Services
Location
Location
	Michel Bizot Location within Paris

Michel Bizot (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl bizo]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby avenue du Général-Michel-Bizot, which is in turn named after the French military engineer General Michel Brice Bizot [fr] (1795–1855), fatally shot at the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.

History

The station opened on 5 May 1931 as part of the extension of line 8 from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 6 July 2005.^[1]

In 2019, the station was used by 1,906,545 passengers, making it the 251st busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[2]

In 2020, the station was used by 910,938 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 254th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[3]

In 2021, the station was used by 1,403,416 passengers, making it the 245th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[4]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 4 accesses:

Access 1: rue de Toul
Access 2: rue de Picpus
Access 3: rue de Fécamp
Access 4: avenue Daumesnil (an exit only escalator from the northbound platform)

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Balard (Daumesnil)
	Northbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Porte Dorée) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with two tracks surrounded by two side platforms. The vault is elliptical. The decoration is of the style used for the majority of metro stations. The lighting canopies are white and rounded in the Gaudin style of the Renouveau du Métro des Années 2000, and the beveled white ceramic tiles cover the straight walls, the vault, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The advertising frames are made of honey-colored earthenware and the name of the station is also made of earthenware in the style of the original CMP . The seats are Motte style and orange in color. This decoration is completely identical to that of the neighboring station, Porte Dorée.

Other connections

The station is also served by line 46 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N33 of the Noctilien bus network.

Nearby

Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture (Promenade Plantée)
Coulée verte René-Dumont
Jardin Ilan-Halimi
Square Charles-Péguy

Gallery

Ticket barriers at the mezzanine
Station corridors
Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
Access 4

References

^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.