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'''Arsenal''' is a [[Ghost stations on the Paris Métro|ghost station]] on the [[Paris métro]], situated on [[Paris Métro Line 5|line 5]] between the stations of [[Bastille (Paris Métro)|Bastille]] and [[Quai de la Rapée (Paris Métro)|Quai de la Rapée]], in the [[4th arrondissement of Paris|4th arrondissement]] of [[Paris]].
'''Arsenal''' is a [[Ghost stations on the Paris Métro|ghost station]] on the [[Paris métro]], situated on [[Paris Métro Line 5|line 5]] between the stations of [[Bastille (Paris Métro)|Bastille]] and [[Quai de la Rapée (Paris Métro)|Quai de la Rapée]], in the [[4th arrondissement of Paris|4th arrondissement]] of [[Paris]].


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==Culture==
==Culture==
Because of the station's location (just before [[Quai de la Rapée (Paris Métro)|Quai de la Rapée]] in the direction towards [[Voie des Finances (Paris Métro)|Voie des Finances]]), the station played a key element in the film ''[[La Grosse Caisse]]'', starring [[Bourvil]] in 1965.
Because of the station's location (just before [[Quai de la Rapée (Paris Métro)|Quai de la Rapée]] in the direction towards [[Voie des Finances (Paris Métro)|Voie des Finances]]), the station played a key element in the film ''[[La Grosse Caisse]]'', starring [[Bourvil]] in 1965.

It has been proposed to convert Arsenal into a swimming pool, theatre, restaurant or sculpture gallery.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/10/travel/paris-metro-station/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2 | title=From grotty to glorious: Ghost stations of Paris could get a stunning second life | publisher=CNN | date=February 10, 2014 | accessdate=11 February 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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Revision as of 01:48, 12 February 2014

Arsenal is a ghost station on the Paris métro, situated on line 5 between the stations of Bastille and Quai de la Rapée, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Entrance of the station; in the background, the colonne de Juillet can be seen, situated in the middle of the place de la Bastille.

The Station

Location

The station was closed on September 2, 1939, as a result of the mobilization of employees of the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) in World War II. It was never reopened and today serves as a training center for CMP agents. Access to the station is situated on the boulevard Bourdon.

Culture

Because of the station's location (just before Quai de la Rapée in the direction towards Voie des Finances), the station played a key element in the film La Grosse Caisse, starring Bourvil in 1965.

It has been proposed to convert Arsenal into a swimming pool, theatre, restaurant or sculpture gallery.[1]

References

  1. ^ "From grotty to glorious: Ghost stations of Paris could get a stunning second life". CNN. February 10, 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

48°50′57″N 2°22′00″E / 48.8491°N 2.3666°E / 48.8491; 2.3666