Saint-Philippe du Roule station

Saint-Philippe du Roule (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ filip dy ʁul]) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station opened on 27 May 1923 with the extension of the line from Trocadéro to Saint-Augustin. The village of Roule, which became a suburb in 1722, was a small locality called Romiliacum by Frédégaire, Crioilum by Saint Eligius, then Rolus in the 12th century.

Saint-Philippe du Roule
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
MF 01 rolling stock at Saint-Philippe du Roule
General information
Location8th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′19″N 2°18′36″E / 48.871941°N 2.310036°E / 48.871941; 2.310036
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened27 May 1923 (1923-05-27)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Franklin D. Roosevelt Line 9 Miromesnil
Location
Saint-Philippe du Roule is located in Paris
Saint-Philippe du Roule
Saint-Philippe du Roule
Location within Paris

Passenger services

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Access

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The station has two entrances divided into three metro entrances on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt:

  • Access 1 - Rue La Boétie, consisting of a fixed staircase embellished with a mast with a yellow "M" inscribed in a circle, leading to the right of no. 30 of the avenue;
  • Access 2 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue, consisting of a fixed stairway entrance also equipped with a yellow "M" mast and an exit by an ascending escalator, located back-to-back facing No. 69.

Station layout

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G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine Fare control
B2 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound     toward Pont de Sèvres (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Eastbound     toward Mairie de Montreuil (Miromesnil)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

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Saint-Philippe-du-Roule is a standard station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is in the Andreu-Motte style with two orange light canopies, benches, tunnel exits, and corridor openings treated with flat orange tiles as well as Motte seats in the same colour. These fittings are combined with the bevelled white ceramic tiles covering the walls and vault. The advertising frames are made of honey-coloured earthenware and the name of the station is also made of earthenware, in the style of the original CMP. It is one of the few stations that still features the Andreu-Motte style in its entirety.

Bus connections

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The station is served by lines 28, 32, 52, 80 and 93 of the RATP Bus Network.

Nearby

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North of the station is the fashionable street of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and the church of Saint-Philippe du Roule. A chapel was established in the district of Bas-Roule, near a leprosarium. It was replaced by a more important church, which was built by Jean Chalgrin between 1774 and 1784. The church of Saint-Philippe du Roule was built in the style of a Greco-Roman basilica. It was enlarged by Godde in 1845 and Victor Baltard in 1860. Its pediment, representing Religion and its attributes, is by François-Joseph Duret.

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References

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  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.