Brochant (Paris Métro)

Brochant ([bʁɔʃɑ̃]) is a station on Line 13 of the Paris Métro. Located in the 17th arrondissement, it is situated under the Avenue de Clichy at Rue Brochant, from which the station derives its name. Is is part of the line's northwestern branch toward Les Courtilles.

Brochant
Paris Métro station
View of the station's platforms
Location	17th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France  France
Coordinates	48°53′27″N 2°19′11″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	30-08
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	20 January 1921 (1921-01-20)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station La Fourche toward Châtillon – Montrouge Asnières – Gennevilliers branch Porte de Clichy toward Les Courtilles
Location
Brochant Location within Paris

History

The station opened 20 January 1912 with the inauguration of the second branch of Line B of the Nord-Sud Company from La Fourche to Porte de Clichy. On 27 March 1931, Line B became Line 13 of the Métro network. The street is named after André-Jean-François-Marie Brochant de Villiers, a French mineralogist and geologist who was responsible for the preparation of geological map of France.

In 2014, it was used by 3,492,868 passengers, making it the 150th busiest station out of the network's 302.[1]

Station layout

Street Level

Mezzanine

B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Les Courtilles (Porte de Clichy)
	Southbound	→ toward Châtillon – Montrouge (La Fourche) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Street-level entrance at Brochant
• 
  Station sign

See also

• List of stations of the Paris Métro

References

1. (in French) Trafic annuel entrant par station (2013) Archived 2013-03-08 at the Wayback Machine, sur le site data.ratp.fr (consulté le 31 août 2014)

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