Charles de Gaulle–Étoile station

Charles de Gaulle–Étoile
Charles de Gaulle–Étoile
	Charles de Gaulle–Étoile station Line 2 platforms
General information
Location	8th, 16th and 17th arrondissement of Paris; France
Coordinates	48°52′26″N 2°17′42″E / 48.87389°N 2.29500°E
Operated by	RATP Group
Platforms	Line 1: 2 side platforms; Line 2: 2 side platforms; Line 6: 2 side platforms; RER A: 2 side platforms;
Tracks	Line 1: 2; Line 2: 2; Line 6: 1; RER A: 2;
Connections	RATP Bus: 22 30 31 52 73 92 341 ; Noctilien: N11 N24 N53 N151 N153;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Métro: Yes; RER: Yes, by request to staff;
Architect	Pierre Dufau
Other information
Station code	87758003 (RER A); 1812 (Métro)
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	Line 1: 1 September 1900; Line 2: 13 December 1900; Line 6: 2 October 1900; RER A: 19 January 1970;
Previous names	Étoile (1900–1970)
Passengers
2015	8,495,803 (RER A)
Services

Charles de Gaulle–Étoile station (French: [ʃaʁl də ɡol etwal] ^ⓘ) is a station on Line 1, Line 2 and Line 6 of the Paris Métro, as well as on Île-de-France's commuter rail RER A. It lies on the border of the 8th, 16th and 17th arrondissements of Paris. Originally called simply Étoile, after its location at Place de l'Étoile, it took on the additional name of President Charles de Gaulle in 1970.

Location

The station is located under the northern part of Place Charles-de-Gaulle, the platforms are established:

on lines 1 (between Argentine and George V stations) and 6 (preceding Kléber station), side by side, parallel to the historic Paris axis;
on line 2 (between Victor Hugo and Ternes stations), almost perpendicular to the previous ones, on a lower level, below the beginning of Avenue de Wagram.

History

Although line 1 had opened on 19 July 1900, the Étoile station only opened on 1 September 1900. On 2 October 1900, the terminus of line 2 Sud, consisting of the Étoile – Trocadéro section of current line 6, was opened.^[3]^{: 210–211} This line was first operated in the form of a branch line 1 until 5 November 1903, when it was extended from one station to Passy.^[3]^{: 210–211} On 13 December 1900, the station of line 2 Nord was also opened and temporarily constituted the eastern terminus of its first section until 7 October 1902, the date on which the line was extended to Anvers. On 17 October 1907, this line became line 2 following the absorption of line 2 Sud by line 5 on 14 October 1907, which then performed the Étoile – Lancry route (current station Jacques Bonsergent).^[3]^: 197

It owes its original name Étoile to its location under the Place de l'Étoile, as it is then called because of the multiple avenues that intersect there, thus giving it the shape of a star.

From 17 May to 6 December 1931, the section between Place d'Italie and Étoile on line 5 was temporarily integrated into line 6, which then linked Étoile to Nation.^[3]^{: 210–211} The absorbed section was finally ceded on 6 October 1942.

The station was modernized around the 1950s with the installation of sand-colored tiles in the connecting corridors, while the platforms of line 1, like the majority of its stopping points, were extended 90 meters to accommodate six-car trainsets between May 1963 and December 1964. As at the Bastille on the same line, the presence of curves upstream and downstream from the station precluded an extension to 105 meters as initially envisaged.

After the death of Charles de Gaulle on 13 November 1970, Place de l'Étoile was renamed Place Charles de Gaulle and the station was renamed as Charles de Gaulle–Étoile. The RER line A station, 30 m deeper, opened on 21 February 1970, initially as the terminus of a shuttle from La Défense. The RER A was extended to Auber on 23 November 1971.^[4]

In parallel with this connection to the RER station, the platforms of the three lines were modernized in turn by adopting the Mouton-Duvernet style, a decoration that cuts radically with the dominant white of the original metro (which would then be supplemented with red "Motte" style seats).^[5]

On 18 November 1996, a derailment occurred at the line 6 station, resulting in two minor injuries. The station on line 1 was renovated in 2010 as part of its automation, losing its Mouton style. Its platforms were raised to accommodate platform edge doors, the installation of which took place in April 2011.

On 16 July 2018, part of the nameplates of the platforms on lines 2 and 6 were temporarily replaced to celebrate France's victory at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, as at five other stations.^[6] Charles de Gaulle – Étoile was humorously renamed On a 2 Étoiles ("We Have 2 Stars") with two small golden stars inscribed at the bottom of the plate (below the 2), in reference to the second star won by the France team.

In 2019, 7,296,559 travelers entered this station which places it at the 36th position of the metro stations for its usage.^[7]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 11 entrances:

Entrance 1: Champs-Élysées: Avenue des Champs-Élysées, even side
Entrance 2: Avenue de Friedland: corner Charles de Gaulle / Avenue de Friedland, even side
Entrance 3: Avenue Victor-Hugo
Entrance 4: Avenue Hoche: Place Charles-de-Gaulle (corner avenue de Wagram, odd side)
Entrance 5: Avenue de Wagram: Place Charles-de-Gaulle (corner avenue de Wagram, even side)
Entrance 6: Avenue Carnot-Parc Auto: Avenue Carnot, even side
Entrance 7: Avenue Carnot: Avenue Carnot, odd side
Entrance 8: Avenue de la Grande Armée: Avenue de la Grande-Armée, even side
Entrance 9: Rue de Presbourg: Avenue de la Grande-Armée, odd side
Entrance 10: Avenue Foch-Parc Auto: Avenue Foch, odd side
Entrance 11: Rue Beaujon: Avenue de Wagram, odd side

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	to Exits/Entrances, connections between platforms
B2	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward La Défense – Grande Arche (Argentine)
	Eastbound	toward Château de Vincennes (George V) →
	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
	Side platform, doors will open on both sides (boarding platform)
	Southbound	← toward Nation (Kléber)
	Side platform, doors will open on both sides (alighting platform)
B3	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Porte Dauphine (Victor Hugo)
	Northbound	toward Nation (Ternes) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B4	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Eastbound	→ toward Boissy-Saint-Léger or Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy (Auber) →
	Westbound	← toward Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Cergy-le-Haut or Poissy (La Défense)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The platforms of line 1, 90 meters long and slightly curved to the west, are of standard configuration. Two in number, they are separated by the metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is of the style used for most metro stations, combined with the specific fittings for this line since its automation. The lighting canopies are white and rounded in the Gaudin style of the renouveau du métro des années 2000 renovation, and the bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the vault, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The advertising frames are made of white ceramic and the name of the station is written in Parisine typeface on backlit panels mostly incorporated in wooden clad boxes. The platforms are equipped with burgundy coloured Akiko seats as well as platform screen doors.

The station on line 2, 75 meters long and slightly curved, is also available as a classic under an elliptical vault. On the other hand, unlike that of line 1, it has retained its Mouton-Duvernet style from the 1970s with walls and tunnel exits covered with tiles in two main orange tones placed horizontally and aligned vertically, a coated and painted vault in white as well as the light canopies characteristic of this decorative style. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is written in Parisine typography on enamelled plates. The shell seats, characteristic of the Motte style, are red.

The terminus of line 6 forms a loop under the square with a 75 meter long station adjoining that of line 1, consisting of a narrow platform to the left of the train for the descent of passengers and another wider to the right for the climb, according to the Spanish solution. Because of this constraint, it is only a commercial terminus and the trains leave immediately afterwards to make a prolonged stop linked to the regulation at the Kléber station which therefore plays the role of terminus. As for the station on line 2, the platforms are furnished in Mouton style with orange tiles with more nuances, placed horizontally and aligned vertically on the walls and tunnel exits, as well as an elliptical walls painted in white and a typical lighting canopies for this decoration. A second lighting canopy made up of partially concealed tubes illuminates the walls of the landing platform, which is provided with gray metallic advertising frames, and the name of the station is in capital letters on enameled plates. As on line 2, the Motte seats are red in color, but only arranged on the boarding platform.

Other connections

The station is connected by connecting corridors to the RER A station of the same name.

It is served by bus lines 22, 30, 31, 52, 73, 92 and 341 of the RATP Bus Network, to which are added the tourist line OpenTour. In addition, at night, it is served by lines N11, N24, N53, N151 and N153 of the Noctilien network. Finally, the station is served by line 1 of the Le Bus Direct (Paris Aéroport) bus network (Paris Aéroport) to Orly Airport, and line 2 to Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Nearby

Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile – thanks to the direct connection to the monument, the station is popular with tourists from the capital.
Avenue des Champs-Élysées – the station is located at the north-west end of the avenue, at the end of its shopping section lined with shops and restaurants.

Culture

In the film Fear Over the City by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Charles Denner, released in 1975, part of Marcucci's pursuit in Paris takes place in the corridors of the station. The film Les Rois mages by Bernard Campan and Didier Bourdon (2001) depicts the three magi who returned to earth after two thousand years: on the trail of the Star, they finally discover the newborn they are looking for in the corridors of Charles de Gaulle – Étoile station. Other films its found in include Subway (1985) by Luc Besson and Eden Is West (2008) by Costa-Gavras.

Gallery

Métro

Line 1 platforms
Sign in the station
Line 6 platforms with a spanish solution platform layout

RER

MI 2N at Charles de Gaulle–Étoile
MI 09 at Charles de Gaulle–Étoile

References

^ "Paris plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Paris map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités. May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités. 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tricoire, Jean (2004). Un siècle de métro en 14 lignes. De Bienvenüe à Météor. La Vie du Rail. pp. 351–368. ISBN 2-915034-32-X.
^ Gérard, Roland (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
^ "Métro parisien : de la décoration au design – transportparis – Le webmagazine des transports parisiens". transportparis.canalblog.com (in French). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
^ à 08h11, Par Le Parisien avec AFPLe 16 juillet 2018 (16 July 2018). "RATP : six stations de métro au nom des Bleus". leparisien.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[1] "Paris plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Paris map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités. May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[2] "Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités. 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[Tri-3] Tricoire, Jean (2004). Un siècle de métro en 14 lignes. De Bienvenüe à Météor. La Vie du Rail. pp. 351–368. ISBN 2-915034-32-X.

[rg2003-4] Gérard, Roland (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

[5] "Métro parisien : de la décoration au design – transportparis – Le webmagazine des transports parisiens". transportparis.canalblog.com (in French). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

[6] à 08h11, Par Le Parisien avec AFPLe 16 juillet 2018 (16 July 2018). "RATP : six stations de métro au nom des Bleus". leparisien.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[7] "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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v t e 8th arrondissement of Paris
Neighbourhoods	Quartier des Champs-Élysées Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule Quartier de la Madeleine Quartier de l'Europe
Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Chaptal Lycée Racine Cours Hattemer Lycée Fénelon Sainte-Marie
Colleges and universities	Intégrale : Institut d'enseignement supérieur privé
Landmarks	Arc de Triomphe (partial) Armenian Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Avenue Hoche Champs-Élysées Petit Palais Grand Palais Élysée Palace Four Seasons Hotel George V Hôtel de Crillon Hôtel de Marigny Hôtel de la Marine La Madeleine Musée Bouilhet-Christofle (closed) Musée Cernuschi Musée Jacquemart-André Musée Nissim de Camondo Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Palais de la Découverte Parc Monceau Pinacothèque de Paris (closed) Place Charles de Gaulle Place de la Concorde Luxor Obelisk Pont Alexandre III Pont de l'Alma Pont de la Concorde Pont des Invalides Saint-Augustin The Scots Kirk Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Théâtre du Rond-Point
Paris Métro stations	Alma–Marceau Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau Charles de Gaulle–Étoile Concorde Courcelles Europe George V Liège Madeleine Miromesnil Monceau Place de Clichy Rome Saint-Augustin Saint-Lazare Saint-Philippe du Roule Ternes Villiers
SNCF station	Gare Saint-Lazare

v t e 16th arrondissement of Paris
Neighbourhoods	Auteuil Chaillot Passy Trocadéro
Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Claude-Bernard Lycée Janson-de-Sailly Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say Lycée Molière Lycée La Fontaine Lycée Octave-Feuillet École Pascal Lycée René-Cassin École normale israélite orientale Institut de l'Assomption Cours privé Beauséjour École d'esthétique Yves Rocher Institut de La Tour International School of Paris Russian Embassy School in Paris Établissement Gerson Ipécom Paris Lycée Moria-Diane Benvenuti Lycée Notre-Dame des Oiseaux Lycée Passy-Saint-Honoré Saint-Jean de Passy Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Lycée Sainte-Thérèse Kingsworth International School
Universities	Paris Dauphine University
Landmarks	Arc de Triomphe (partial) Bois de Boulogne Guimet Museum Louis Vuitton Foundation Mona Bismarck American Center Maison de Balzac Maison la Roche Musée Arménien de France Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard Musée Baccarat Musée Clemenceau Musée de la Contrefaçon Palais de Tokyo Parc des Princes Pavillon de l'eau Passy Cemetery Piscine Molitor (swimming pool) Place Charles de Gaulle Place Diana Russian Embassy in Paris Stade Jean-Bouin Stade Roland Garros Tenniseum
Paris Métro stations	Argentine Boissière Chardon Lagache Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Église d'Auteuil Exelmans Iéna Jasmin Kléber La Muette Michel-Ange – Auteuil Michel-Ange – Molitor Mirabeau Passy Porte d'Auteuil Porte Dauphine Porte de Saint-Cloud Porte Maillot Porte Molitor Ranelagh Rue de la Pompe Trocadéro Victor Hugo
Paris RER stations	Charles de Gaulle–Étoile
The École Japonaise de Paris (Japanese School of Paris) was in Trocadéro until 1990