Créteil – Préfecture
Hôtel de Ville
Créteil–Préfecture station platform
General information
LocationCréteil
France
Coordinates 48°46′47″N 2°27′34″E / 48.779772°N 2.459317°E / 48.779772; 2.459317
Operated byRATP Group
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Connections
  • (BUS) RATP Bus: 117 181 281 308
  • Bus Pays Briard: 23
  • Bus Seine-et-Marne: 12
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo[1]
Other information
Station code2507
Fare zone3
History
Opened10 September 1974 (1974-09-10)
Passengers
20213,330,602
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Créteil–Université
towards Balard
 Line 8 Pointe du Lac
Terminus
Location
Créteil – PréfectureHôtel de Ville is located in Paris and inner ring
Créteil – PréfectureHôtel de Ville
Créteil – Préfecture
Hôtel de Ville
Location within Paris and inner ring

Créteil–Préfecture station (French pronunciation: [kʁetɛj pʁefɛktyʁ]) is an elevated station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Créteil.

Its name refers to the nearby prefecture (administrative headquarters of the department) of the Val-de-Marne.

The 40 hectares (99 acres) Créteil lake opened nearby in 1970 in place of a former quarry.

History

The station opened on 10 September 1974 as part of the line's extension from Créteil–L'Échat, serving as its eastern terminus until it was further extended 1.3km east to Pointe du Lac on 8 October 2011.

In 2019, the station was used by 4,663,191 passengers, making it the 91st busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[2]

In 2020, the station was used by 2,778,189 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 62nd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]

In 2021, the station was used by 3,330,602 passengers, making it the 92nd busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[4]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 2 accesses:

  • Access 1: Préfecture Centre Commercial Créteil-Soleil
  • Access 2: avenue du Docteur Paul Casalis Le Mont-Mesly

Station layout

Platform level Westbound ← Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8 toward Balard (Créteil–Université)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Centre track No regular service
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 8 toward Pointe du Lac (Terminus) →
1F Mezzanine
Street level

Platforms

Créteil–Préfecture is an elevated station with a particular arrangement specific to the stations serving or had served as a terminus. It has three tracks and two island platforms. Only the outer two tracks are in regular use.

Nearby

  • Créteil Soleil
  • Créteil town hall (Hôtel de Ville)
  • Lac de Créteil
  • Maison des arts et de la culture de Créteil

References

  1. ↑ "Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités (in French and British English). May 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

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