Bibliothèque François Mitterrand
Platforms in 2010
General information
Location13th arrondissement of Paris
France
Coordinates48°49′47.36″N 2°22′36.41″E / 48.8298222°N 2.3767806°E / 48.8298222; 2.3767806
Operated by
Construction
Accessible
  • Line 14: Yes
  • RER C: Yes, by prior reservation[1]
Other information
Station code87328328 (RER C)
Fare zone1
History
Opened5 October 1998 (1998-10-05)
Rebuilt2007
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Cour Saint-Émilion
towards Mairie de Saint-Ouen
 Line 14 Olympiades
Terminus
Preceding station RER RER Following station
Gare d'Austerlitz
towards Pontoise, Versailles Château Rive Gauche or Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
 RER C Ivry-sur-Seine
towards Massy-Palaiseau, Dourdan-la-Forêt or Saint-Martin-d'Étampes

Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station (French pronunciation: [biblijɔtɛk fʁɑ̃swa mitɛʁɑ̃]) is a station of the Paris Métro and RER, named after the former French president, François Mitterrand, and serving the area surrounding the new building of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), whose site near the station is also named after Mitterrand, and the Paris Diderot University. It is a transfer point between Line 14 of the Paris Metro and the RER C. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway.

History

The Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station opened in 1998 when Line 14 was first opened. Its architect is Antoine Grumbach, a different architect from the other Line 14 metro stations.

From the opening of Line 14 until 25 June 2007, this station functioned as the line's southern terminus. Further work extended the line to a new station to the southwest, Olympiades, which opened on 26 June 2007.

It is expected that the Line 14 will be extended to Orly Airport. As of March 2021, the tunnels have been dug.

The station Masséna of the RER C closed when the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station opened, to allow for the transfer of passengers between the metro and RER lines.

Nearby attractions

This station serves the area known as Tolbiac, between the Seine and the train tracks of the network of the Gare d'Austerlitz, which includes the BnF and the headquarters of the Réseau Ferré de France, the BnF's large new cinema, etc.

From this station, within walking distance is the church of Notre-Dame de la Gare, rue de Domrémy, on the Place Jeanne-d'Arc.

Station layout

The RER station comprises three island platforms and six tracks.

  • The two most easterly tracks (Voies E and F) are southbound for the RER C.
  • The two central tracks (Voies C and D) and their platforms are used in exceptional cases for the rerouting of the RER C trains at Gare d'Austerlitz. Normally the tracks are used by main lines.
  • The two most westerly tracks (Voies A and B) are for the RER C direction North towards Gare d'Austerlitz.
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine to Exits/Entrances
B2 Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 14 toward Mairie de Saint-Ouen (Cour Saint-Émilion)
Southbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 14 toward Olympiades (Terminus) →
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités (in French and British English). 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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