Bréguet–Sabin station

Bréguet–Sabin (French pronunciation: [bʁeɡɛ sabɛ̃]) is a station on Line 5 of the Paris Métro, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Bréguet–Sabin
General information
Location21, Boul. Richard-Lenoir
11th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′22″N 2°22′12″E / 48.856°N 2.370°E / 48.856; 2.370
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened31 December 1906 (1906-12-31)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Bastille Line 5 Richard-Lenoir
Location
Bréguet–Sabin is located in Paris
Bréguet–Sabin
Bréguet–Sabin
Location within Paris

Location

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The station is located under Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, along the covered Canal Saint-Martin, close to Rue Bréguet and Rue Saint-Sabin, between the Richard-Lenoir and Bastille Métro stations.

History

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The station name pays tribute to the Breguet family, including the Swiss-born watchmaker Abraham Breguet (1747–1823), who invented watches with automatic winding for astronomy. His grandson Louis Breguet (1804–1883) invented electrical and radio-telegraphic apparatus and collaborated with Claude Chappe. Later, his great-grandson Antoine (1851–1882) developed an electric anemometer. The sons of the latter, pioneers of aviation, Jacques and the famous Louis Charles Breguet (1880–1955) were the builders of the aircraft piloted by Dieudonné Costes and Maurice Bellonte who crossed the Atlantic from east to west in 1930. The name of the station is also a tribute to Angelesme de Saint-Sabin who was city councillor of Paris in 1777. The station was open on 31 December 1906.

The station saw 2,351,237 passengers enter it in 2018, placing it in 233rd position out of 302 Métro stations.[1]

Services for passengers

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Access

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The station has two entrances with stairs leading to each end of the platform, located on Boulevard Richard-Lenoir.

  • access 1 – cnr. 21 Boulevard Richard-Lenoir / Rue Saint-Sabin, its entrance ironwork decorated by Hector Guimard;[2]
  • access 2 – cnr. 9 Boulevard Richard-Lenoir / Rue de Pasteur Wagner, has a simple decoration in the same style.

Station layout

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Street Level
B1 Mezzanine for platform connection
Line 5 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound     toward Place d'Italie (Bastille)
Northbound     toward Bobigny–Pablo Picasso (Richard-Lenoir)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

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Breguet–Sabin is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks. The ceiling consists of a metal deck, whose silver beams, are supported by vertical walls. The platforms are in the Andreu-Motte style with a yellow luminous rail and yellow Motte seats. The spandrels and walls have flat white tiles aligned and placed vertically. The advertising frames are metallic and the name of the station is in Parisine typeface on enamelled plates.

Bus connections

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The station is served by line 69 of the RATP Bus Network.

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References

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  1. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2018". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Métropolitain, station Bréguet-Sabin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.