Pasteur station (Paris Métro)

Pasteur
Paris Métro station
Line 6 platforms at Pasteur
General information
Location	15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′34″N 2°18′46″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	24 April 1906 (1906-04-24) (Line 6) 5 November 1910 (1910-11-05) (Line 12)
Services
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Location Pasteur Location within Paris

Pasteur is a station on lines 6 and 12 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement. The platforms for both lines are situated underground, although line 6 becomes elevated as it approaches northwest end of the station. Nearby are the Pasteur Institute (research facility) and the Lycée Buffon (school).

Location

The station is located at the intersection of Rue de Vaugirard and Boulevard Pasteur. On Line 6, the station is the first one underground on line from Charles de Gaulle–Étoile, after a long viaduct starting at Passy metro station.

History

Postcard of station in about 1906

The station opened on 24 April 1906 following the extension of line 2 Sud from Passy to Place d'Italie. On 14 October 1907 line 2 Sud became part of line 5. On 12 October 1942 the section of line 5 between Étoile and Place d'Italie, including Pasteur was rerouted from line 5 to line 6 in order to separate the tracks underground, as well as was elevated in certain sections (because these sections more vulnerable to air attack during World War II).

The line 12 platforms opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the Nord-Sud Company's line A between Porte de Versailles and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. On 27 March 1931 line A became line 12 of the Paris Métro.

The station is named after the Boulevard Pasteur, which is named after Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) renowned French microbiologist and chemist.

It was the location of the Barrière de Vaugirard, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished during in the nineteenth century.

The station was seen in the film Alice et Martin when the character of Alice (played by Juliette Binoche) looks out the window of a train as it descends underground.

Passenger services

Access

There are two entrances:

• the first, on the central median of Boulevard Pasteur, south of Rue de Vaugirard;
• the second, on the Boulevard Pasteur, north of Rue de Vaugirard.

The entrance of the North-South line is wrought iron, typical of this line, while the other entrance is in a Guimard style (1909, registered as a historical monument).

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Line 6 platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile	← toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (Sèvres – Lecourbe)
	toward Nation	→ toward Nation (Montparnasse – Bienvenüe) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Line 12 platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Mairie d'Issy	← toward Mairie d'Issy (Volontaires)
	toward Front Populaire	→ toward Front Populaire (Falguière) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus connections

The station is served by Lines 39, 70, 89 and 95 of the RATP Bus Network and, at night, by Lines N13 and N62 of the Noctilien network.

Gallery

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  Street-level entrance at Pasteur
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  Line 6 platforms at Pasteur
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  Line 12 platforms at Pasteur
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  MF 67 rolling stock on Line 12 at Pasteur