Bolivar
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Station platforms in 2022
General information
Location19th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′50″N 2°22′30″E / 48.880502°N 2.374922°E / 48.880502; 2.374922
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7bis
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Other information
Station code22-14
Fare zone1
History
Opened18 July 1911 (1911-07-18)
Passengers
278,933 (2020)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Jaurès
towards Louis Blanc
 Line 7bis Buttes Chaumont
towards Pré-Saint-Gervais
Location
Bolivar is located in Paris
Bolivar
Bolivar
Location within Paris

Bolivar (French pronunciation: [bɔlivaʁ]) is a station on 7bis of the Paris Métro in the 19th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby avenue Simon Bolivar, which in turn was named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), liberator of several South American countries.

History

The station opened on 18 July 1911, 6 months the opening of a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré Saint-Gervais on 18 January 1911. On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming line 7bis.

During the World War I, the station, like other deep metro stations was converted into an air raid shelter. During a violent bomb attack on 11 March 1918, the local population rushed to the shelter in panic and tried to enter it down the stairs of an exit that led to gates that only opened to the outside. The first rows of the crowd were crushed or suffocated by those behind them, and were eventually trampled when the doors finally broke under pressure. 76 people died in this incident. As a result, all gates on the métro are now designed to open inwards as well as outwards.[1]

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised with the corridors being completed on 16 December 2008 and its platforms in 2009.[2]

In 2019, the station was used by 546,780 passengers, making it the 298th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[3]

In 2020, the station was used by 278,933 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 296th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[4]

Passenger services

Access

The station has a single entrance at the corner of avenue Secrétan and avenue Simon-Bolivar. Since 1987, it was adorned with a Guimard entrance previously at Barbès–Rochechouart and was listed as a historical monument on 2 December 2016.[5]

Station layout

G Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 7bis platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inbound ← toward Louis Blanc (Jaurès)
Outbound toward Pré Saint-Gervais (Buttes Chaumont) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

Bolivar has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. The platform in the direction of Louis Blanc had a small exhibit that paid homage to the life of Simón Bolívar through an illustrated biography on the walls but was removed during the renovation of the station.

Other connections

The station is also served by line 26 of the RATP bus network.

Nearby

  • Halle Secrétan

References

  1. ↑ Robert, Jean. Notre métro ("Our metro") (in French). p. 102.
  2. ↑ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Métropolitain, station Barbès-Rochechouart". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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