Buttes Chaumont: station history
Served by: metro line 7 bis.
Did you know?
On line 7 bis, between Bolivar and Botzaris, the station lies on the southern edge of the Buttes-Chaumont park, designed by the engineer Adolphe Alphand and opened in 1867, under rue Botzaris, in the Combat district. Opened more than a year after the Louis Blanc - Pré-Saint-Gervais branch, it was delayed by the difficult construction of the tunnel through old quarries; until then trains ran through without stopping. An initial site, near the Gaumont studios, was abandoned.
Anecdote
Its platforms are among the deepest on the network: two symmetrical staircases of 149 steps (165 mm each), a drop of 24.58 metres, or two lifts. Built in unstable ground, in a layer of backfilled gypsum, it has its two tracks separated by a central wall resting on 2.50-metre shafts. For an April Fool's joke linked to the Paris 2024 Games, the station became « Lutte Chaumont » (« Wrestling Chaumont »).
Around Buttes Chaumont
- Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, 100 m away — A park opened on 1 April 1867, the day of the Universal Exposition, designed by Alphand. Davioud's Temple de la Sibylle stands about 50 m above the lake, which is crossed by a 63-metre suspension bridge designed by Eiffel.
- Rosa Bonheur, 290 m away — A friendly open-air café-bar in the park, known for its outdoor dance evenings.
- Quartier de la Mouzaïa, 800 m away — A picturesque village of small flower-covered houses, one of the most peaceful areas of Paris.