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Rennes
Paris Métro station
MF 67 at Rennes
General information
Location	6th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′53″N 2°19′40″E / 48.848193°N 2.327763°E / 48.848193; 2.327763
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	no
Other information
Station code	0211
Fare zone	1
Key dates
5 November 1919 (1919-11-05)	Opened
2 September 1939 (1939-09-02)	Closed
20 May 1968 (1968-05-20)	Reopened
Passengers
861,334 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Notre-Dame-des-Champstowards Mairie d'Issy Line 12 Sèvres–Babylonetowards Mairie d'Aubervilliers
Location RennesLocation within Paris

Rennes (French pronunciation: [ʁɛn] ) is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 6th arrondissement.

Located in the 6th arrondissement, part of the Left Bank of the city, Rennes is one stations on line 12 that lie beneath Boulevard Raspail, in this case, at its intersection with rue de Rennes. It is from this street that it takes its name, which in turn is named after the city of Rennes.

History

The station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the Nord-Sud Company's line A between Porte de Versailles and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. On 27 March 1931, line A became line 12 when It was taken over by its competitor, the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP), incorporating it into the Paris Métro.

On 2 September 1939, the station was closed as part of the government's plan that reduced service on the métro network as a cost-saving measure in light of the onset of World War II, with all but 85 stations closed. Most reopened after the war, although some of them, including Rennes, remained closed due to their light traffic, hence, becoming a ghost station. For a period of time while it was closed, it was used to experiment with advertising schemes which could be viewed from passing trains.

On 20 May 1968, after 29 years of closure, the station was finally reopened, albeit with limited operating hours as a cost saving measure. It was closed after 8pm from Monday to Saturday, and was closed all day on Sundays and public holidays. The walls of the station were coated with a white layer of paint due to the lack of maintenance causing the tiles on the walls to deteriorate.

In 2002, it was reported that the station had 4400 "incoming" commuters per day.

This arrangement lasted until 7 September 2004, when it was adjusted to the standard operating hours of most other stations at the local residents' request. This was due to changes in commuting patterns, where more commuters returned home later in the evening in addition to high traffic to Marché Raspail, a traditional market nearby, on Sundays. Only Liège on line 13 retained limited operating hours, until 4 December 2006.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 7 October 2008.

In 2019, the station was used by 1,181,641 passengers, making it the 287th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.

In 2020, the station was used by 506,779 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 291st busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.

In 2021, the station was used by 861,334 passengers, making it the 287th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.

Passenger services

Access

The station has two accesses:

• Access 1: rue de Renne
• Access 2: Boulevard Raspail (exit only)

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Mairie d'Issy (Notre-Dame-des-Champs)
	Northbound	→ toward Mairie d'Aubervilliers (Sèvres – Babylone) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. The lower portion of the side walls are vertical instead of elliptical, as were the other stations constructed by the Nord-Sud company (today on lines 12 and 13).

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 39, 68, 89, 94, 95, and 96 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N01, N02, N12, and N13 of the Noctilien bus network.

Gallery

• Signage
• Access 1
• Access 2

Nearby

• Marché Raspail

References

1. "RENFORT DE LA LIGNE 12 DU METRO DECISION n°8000" (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités. 12 July 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2020.
2. ^ "La station Rennes n'ouvrira pas le soir avant 2004". Le Parisien (in French). 22 October 2002. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
3. "Les stations oubliées". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
4. "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
5. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
6. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
7. "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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

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Stations

Mairie d'Aubervilliers Aimé Césaire Front Populaire Porte de la Chapelle Marx Dormoy Marcadet–Poissonniers Jules Joffrin Lamarck–Caulaincourt Abbesses Pigalle Saint-Georges Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Trinité–d'Estienne d'Orves Saint-Lazare Madeleine Concorde Assemblée Nationale Solférino Rue du Bac Sèvres–Babylone Rennes Notre-Dame-des-Champs Montparnasse–Bienvenüe Falguière Pasteur Volontaires Vaugirard Convention Porte de Versailles Corentin Celton Mairie d'Issy Gare d'Issy (planned)

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