Bercy (Paris Métro)

Bercy (French pronunciation: [bɛʁsi] (listen)) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving lines 6 and 14 at the intersection of the Boulevard de Bercy and the Rue de Bercy in the neighbourhood of Bercy and the 12th arrondissement.

Bercy
Paris Métro station
Line 6 platforms at Bercy
Location	Place du Bataillon du Pacifique (three) 48 boul. de Bercy x rue Corbineau 12th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′24″N 2°22′50″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1 March 1909 (Line 6) 15 October 1998 (Line 14)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Quai de la Gare toward Charles de Gaulle–Étoile Dugommier toward Nation Gare de Lyon toward Mairie de Saint-Ouen Cour Saint-Émilion toward Olympiades
Location
Bercy Location within Paris

History

The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of line 6 from Place d'Italie to Nation (although part of line 5—some dating back to 2 October 1900—was incorporated into line 6 on 12 October 1942). The line 14 platforms were opened on 15 October 1998 as part of the original section of the line from Madeleine to Bibliothèque François Mitterrand. It is named after the streets it is situated in and the neighbourhood of Bercy, which is mentioned in a document written in 1134. Over the centuries the Lords of Bercy built a castle there which eventually covered a third of the commune of Bercy, which was absorbed into Paris in 1860. It was the location of the Barrière de Bercy, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in the nineteenth century.[1][2][3]

Nearby Attractions

• The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (or POPB) is a major sports arena, located to the south of Bercy station.
• The Ministry of the Eeconomy and Finance (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) also known simply as "Bercy", is located to the west of Bercy station.
• The Gare de Bercy, serving medium-distance domestic services to Avallon via Laroche-Migennes, Sens, and Auxerre.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	to Exits/Entrances
B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (Quai de la Gare)
	Eastbound	→ toward Nation (Dugommier) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Saint-Lazare (Gare de Lyon)
	Southbound	→ toward Olympiades (Cour Saint-Émilion) →
	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Street-level entrance at Bercy
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  MP 73 rolling stock on Line 6 at Bercy
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  Line 14 platforms at Bercy
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  Access to Line 14 platforms
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  Line 14 platform (view towards Saint-Lazare)
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  Line 14 platform (view towards Olympiades)

Notes

1. "Barrière de Bercy, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
2. "Barrière de Bercy, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
3. "Barrière de Bercy" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 19 December 2009.

References

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