Notre-Dame-des-Champs (Paris Métro)

Notre-Dame-des-Champs
Notre-Dame-des-Champs
	Paris Métro station
Location	6th arrondissement of Paris; Île-de-France; France
Coordinates	48°50′40″N 2°19′44″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	November 5th 1910
Services
Location
	Notre-Dame-des-Champs Location within Paris

Notre-Dame-des-Champs (French pronunciation: [notʁ(ə) dam de ʃã]) is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 6th arrondissement.

History

The station 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 Métro. It is named after the nearby Notre-Dame des Champs Church on the Boulevard du Montparnasse and is designed by the architect and engineer Gustave Eiffel. In July 2018 After the France national football team; 2018 World Cup victory, the station was renamed as Notre Didier Deschamps, the coach that led their team to victory.

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Station layout

Street Level

B1

Mezzanine

Line 12 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Mairie d'Issy (Montparnasse – Bienvenüe)
	Northbound	→ toward Front Populaire (Rennes) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Tiling

The station reflects the style of the Nord-Sud Company. The entrance is original. Like most stations on Line 12, the original tiling on the platform, originally by Boulenger & Co., was hidden behind a metal sheath (carrossage) for forty years. This was removed in 2008, and the entire station was retiled in a replica scheme approximating the original Nord-Sud decor.

Gallery

Line 12 platforms at Notre-Dame-des-Champs
MF 67 rolling stock on Line 12 at Notre-Dame-des-Champs

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References

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