Exelmans (French: [ɛɡzɛlmɑ̃] ) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. It owes its name to its proximity to boulevard Exelmans, which was in turn named after Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans (1775-1852), a general of Napoleon's cavalry.

Exelmans
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
MF 01 at Exelmans
General information
Location16th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′33″N 2°15′34″E / 48.842405°N 2.259549°E / 48.842405; 2.259549
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 9
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Accessibleno
Other information
Station code0714
Fare zone1
History
Opened8 November 1922 (1922-11-08)
Passengers
1,607,223 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Porte de Saint-Cloud Line 9 Michel-Ange–Molitor
Location
Exelmans is located in Paris
Exelmans
Exelmans
Location within Paris

History

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The station opened on 8 November 1922 with the opening of the initial section of the line from Trocadéro and served as its eastern terminus until the line was further extended to Porte de Saint-Cloud the following year.

As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors was renovated and modernised on 11 December 2007.[1] A small exhibit on the singer Claude François who had lived nearby in the past was also removed as part of the programme.

In 2019, the station was used by 2,102,492 passengers, making it the 239th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[2]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,055,609 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 236th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[3]

In 2021, the station was used by 1,607,223 passengers, making it the 219th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[4]

Passenger services

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Access

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The station has 3 accesses:

  • Access 1: boulevard Exelmans
  • Access 2: rue Michel-Ange (with a rare Val d'Osne totem)
  • Access 3: rue Claude-Lorrain Hôpital Henry Dunant

Station layout

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Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Platform level Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound     toward Pont de Sèvres (Porte de Saint-Cloud)
Eastbound     toward Mairie de Montreuil (Michel-Ange – Molitor)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

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The station has a standard configuration with two tracks surrounded by two side platforms, and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is in the style used for most metro stations. The lighting canopies are white and rounded in the Gaudin style of the metro revival of the 2000s, and the bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the vault, and the tunnel exits. The advertising frames are made of honey-coloured earthenware with plant motifs and the name of the station is also incorporated into the wall tiles, in the interwar decorative style of the original CMP. The Motte style seats are red in colour.

Other connections

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The station is also served by lines 62 (only in the direction of Porte de France) and 88 of the RATP bus network.

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References

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  1. ^ "Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.