Guy Môquet (Paris Métro)

Guy Môquet ([ɡi mokɛ]) is a station on Line 13 of the Paris Métro. It is located on the border between the 17th arrondissement and 18th arrondissement, on the line's northeastern branch.

Guy Môquet
Paris Métro station
Entrance to Guy Môquet station
Location	17th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°53′32″N 2°19′38″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	26 February 1911 (1911-02-26)
Previous names	Carrefour Marcadet (1911–1912) Marcadet – Balagny (1912–1946)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station La Fourche toward Châtillon – Montrouge Saint-Denis branch Porte de Saint-Ouen toward Saint-Denis – Université
Location
Guy Môquet Location within Paris

History

Guy Môquet remembered at the station

The station opened on 26 February 1911 as part of Line B of the Nord-Sud Company, from Saint-Lazare to Porte de Saint-Ouen. Its original name, Carrefour Marcadet (in reference to Rue Marcadet), was changed the year after the opening to Marcadet – Balagny, after Rue Balagny, itself named after Auguste Balagny, who served as the first mayor of the 17th arrondissement of Paris from 1860 until 1870.

On 27 March 1931, Line B became Line 13 of the Métro network. The station was renamed Guy Môquet on 27 January 1946, when Rue Balagny was renamed in honour of a member of the French Resistance, Guy Môquet, who was executed at the age of seventeen by the Nazis.

In 2013, it was used by 4,660,620 passengers, making it the 97th busiest Métro station out of 302.[1]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, connection between platform
B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Saint-Denis – Université (Porte de Saint-Ouen)
	Southbound	→ toward Châtillon – Montrouge (La Fourche) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. (in French) Trafic annuel entrant par station (2013), sur le site data.ratp.fr (consulté le 31 août 2014)

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