Bobigny-Pantin-Raymond Queneau: station history
Served by: metro line 5.
Why this name?
Opened in 1985, the station is named after rue Raymond-Queneau, which honours the writer (1903-1976), author of Zazie in the Metro and Exercises in Style. It lies on the border of Pantin and Bobigny, in the Petit-Pantin district, between the Canal de l'Ourcq and the old national road 3. It mainly serves Pantin and Romainville (Bas-Pays district), and only a thin industrial strip of Bobigny. The Pont de la Folie, a little over a kilometre to the east, crosses the canal towards Bobigny.
Anecdote
A single central platform, linked to a mezzanine by stairs, with an emergency stair at the end of the platform. Line 3 of the T Zen bus is due to serve it in 2028.
Around Bobigny-Pantin-Raymond Queneau
- Canal de l'Ourcq, 1200 m away — Created by a decree of Napoleon on 19 May 1802, this 108.1-km canal brings the Ourcq's water to the Villette basin. Reserved for non-drinking uses since 1983, it also serves pleasure boating.
- Mairie de Bobigny, 1300 m away — The Bobigny town hall, prefecture of Seine-Saint-Denis since 1968.