Maraîchers station

Maraîchers
Paris Métro station
MF 01 at Maraîchers
General information
Location	20th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′10″N 2°24′25″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	no
Other information
Station code	05-04
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	10 December 1933 (1933-12-10)
Passengers
1,994,064 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Buzenval towards Pont de Sèvres Line 9 Porte de Montreuil towards Mairie de Montreuil
Location Maraîchers Location within Paris

Maraîchers (French pronunciation: [maʁɛʃe] ^ⓘ) is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, located under the rue d'Avron. It is named after the nearby rue des Maraîchers. It in turn took its name from the market gardens "maraîchers" once located there; until the 20th century, the hills of Belleville and Montreuil were cultivated by many market-gardeners whose most famous product were the peaches from Montreuil.

History

The station opened on 10 December 1933 as part of the line's extension from between Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Montreuil. It offered a out-of-station connection to the Gare de la rue d'Avron on the Petite Ceinture railway until its subsequent closure to passenger traffic a few months later on 23 July 1934.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platforms were renovated and modernised on 12 December 2006.

In 2019, the station was used by 2,608,017 passengers, making it the 199th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.

In 2020, the station was used by 1,316,167 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 198th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.

In 2021, the station was used by 1,994,064 passengers, making it the 179th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has 3 accesses:

• Access 1: rue des Pyrénées
• Access 2: rue des Maraîchers
• Access 3: rue d'Avron

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Pont de Sèvres (Buzenval)
	Eastbound	→ toward Mairie de Montreuil (Porte de Montreuil) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platform

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. Like the neightbouring Buzenval station, the lower part of the platform walls are vertical instead of the usual elliptical shape. This is due to the narrow width of the road the station is situated under, only 18 m wide.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 26, 57, and 64 of the RATP bus network.

Nearby

• Chapelle Saint-Charles de la Croix-Saint-Simon
• Jardin de la Gare de Charonne
• Hopital de la Croix Saint-Simon
• Forner Petite Ceinture railway (section between rue du Volga and cours de Vincennes, known as “Bois de Charonne”)
• Square Sarah-Berhnardt

Gallery

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  Access 1
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  Access 2
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  Access 3
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  The former Gare de la rue d'Avron today