Quai de la Rapée (Paris Métro)

Quai de la Rapée
Paris Métro station
MF 67 rolling stock on Line 5 at Quai de la Rapée
Location	Quai de la Rapée × pont d'Austerlitz 12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′46″N 2°21′58″E / 48.846°N 2.366°E / 48.846; 2.366Coordinates: 48°50′46″N 2°21′58″E / 48.846°N 2.366°E / 48.846; 2.366
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	14 July 1906 (1906-07-14)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Gare d'Austerlitz toward Place d'Italie Bastille toward Bobigny - Pablo Picasso
Location
Quai de la Rapée Location within Paris

The station is built across the entrance to the Paris-Arsenal port (seen here from across the Seine).

Quai de la Rapée is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5.

Unusually, this station is located at ground level, and is open-air in plan; however, the station plunges abruptly into tunnels at either end. It was submerged during the historic flood of 1910.

The name, previously Pont d'Austerlitz and Mazas, refers to the Quai de la Rapée, named for the Sieur de la Rapée, commissioner of war under Louis XV.

Station layout

Line 5 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Place d'Italie (Gare d'Austerlitz)
	Northbound	→ toward Bobigny – Pablo Picasso (Bastille) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Entrance at Quai de la Rapée
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  Line 5 platforms at Quai de la Rapée

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References

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