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Botzaris
Paris Métro station
Station platform
General information
Location	19th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°52′46″N 2°23′17″E / 48.879552°N 2.38804°E / 48.879552; 2.38804
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	23-09
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	18 January 1911 (1911-01-18)
Passengers
511,339 (2020)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Buttes Chaumonttowards Louis Blanc Line 7bisLoop westbound only DanubeOne-way operation Line 7bisLoop eastbound only Place des Fêtestowards Pré-Saint-Gervais
Location BotzarisLocation within Paris

Botzaris (French pronunciation: [bɔtsaʁis]) is a station on Line 7bis of the Paris Métro. Located in the 19th arrondissement, it was named after Markos Botsaris, a Souliot chieftain, general of the Greek revolutionary army and hero of the Greek War of Independence.

History

The station opened on 18 January 1911 as part of a branch of line 7 from Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais, 18 days after the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra and Porte de la Villette due to difficulties during its construction. As the station is built in a backfilled quarry, it was constructed with arches over each of the tracks to strengthen the station box. On 3 December 1967 this branch was separated from line 7, becoming line 7bis.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 25 April 2003.

On 12 February 2016, the Guimard entrance on rue Botzaris was listed as a historical monument.

In 2019, the station was used by 993,450 passengers, making it the 292th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.

In 2020, the station was used by 511,339 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 290th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has a single Guimard entrance at rue Botzaris leading to the right of the south-eastern end of Parc des Buttes-Chaumont,

Station layout

G	Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Line 7bis platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Inbound	← toward Louis Blanc (Buttes Chaumont)
	Outbound	→ toward Pré Saint-Gervais (Place des Fêtes) → (No service eastbound: Danube)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

Botzaris has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. A central wall exists between the tracks to better suit the geological constraints of the terrain and to strengthen the station box.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 48, 60, and 71 of the RATP bus network.

Gallery

• Platform in the direction of Louis Blanc
• View of the northbound half-station from the southbound half-station
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References

1. "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
2. Base Mérimée: Métropolitain, station Botzaris, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).
3. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
4. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
5. Canac, Sybil; Bruno Cabanis (2014). Paris métro. Histoire et design. Issy-les-Moulineaux. p. 29. ISBN 978-2-707-20879-8 – via Massin.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link).

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

v t e Line 7
Stations	Louis Blanc Jaurès Bolivar Buttes Chaumont Botzaris One-way loop Loop (from Botzaris →) Place des Fêtes Pré-Saint-Gervais Danube (Botzaris →)

• Paris Métro line 7bis
• Paris Métro stations in the 19th arrondissement of Paris
• Railway stations in France opened in 1911