Réaumur–Sébastopol station
Paris Métro station
Réaumur–Sébastopol (French pronunciation: [ʁeomyʁ sebastɔpɔl]) is a station on Line 3 and Line 4 of the Paris Métro. Located on the border between the 2nd arrondissement and 3rd arrondissement, it was used by 4,925,640 passengers in 2013, making it the 88th busiest station out of 302 on the Métro network.
Location
The station is located at the intersection of Rue Réaumur and Boulevard de Sébastopol.
History
The station opened on 19 October 1904 as Rue Saint-Denis (named after Rue Saint Denis), as part of the first section of the Line 3 between Père Lachaise and Villiers. It was renamed to the current name on 15 October 1907, after Rue Réaumur and the Boulevard de Sébastopol. Those are respectively named after the scientist René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur and for the port of Sevastopol in Crimea, the scene of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimean War. The Line 4 platforms opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt.
The line 3 platforms are decorated with panels showing old newspapers front pages, some of which relate to the Second World War. They recall the historical concentration of newspapers headquarters in Rue Réaumur.
The station was renovated from 4 March 2013 to 30 June 2014 as part of the Renouveau du Métro (RNM) program.
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