# Olympiades station > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Olympiades_station > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Olympiades_station.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiades_station > Source revision: 1348564841 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Metro station in Paris, France Olympiades Station view General information Location Les Olympiades 13th arrondissement of Paris France Coordinates 48°49′38″N 2°22′06″E / 48.82722°N 2.36833°E / 48.82722; 2.36833 Owned by RATP Construction Accessible Yes[1] Other information Fare zone 1 History Opened 26 June 2007 (2007-06-26) Services Preceding station Paris Metro Following station Bibliothèque François Mitterrand towards Saint-Denis–Pleyel Line 14 Maison Blanche towards Aéroport d'Orly Location Olympiades Location within Paris **Olympiades station** (French pronunciation: [\[ɔlɛ̃pjad\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LL-Q150_(fra)-Anonym%C3%A2t_(Kvardek_du)-Olympiades.wav)) is a station on [Line 14](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_14) of the [Paris Métro](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro). The station was formally inaugurated on 15 June 2007 in the presence of the Mayor of Paris, [Bertrand Delanoë](/source/Bertrand_Delano%C3%AB).[2] It was opened to the general public at just before 5:30 a.m. on 26 June 2007.[3] It takes its name from the area of high-rise residential tower blocks known as [Les Olympiades](/source/Les_Olympiades) in the heart of Paris's [13th arrondissement](/source/13th_arrondissement_of_Paris), to the east of the station [Tolbiac](/source/Tolbiac_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro)), a quarter of Paris that was previously poorly served by the Metro. This area also contains the Tolbiac centre of the [University of Paris](/source/University_of_Paris) and the largest [Chinatown](/source/Quartier_Asiatique) within Paris. Since the opening of the station, residents of the area, as well as staff and students at the university, can now access [Saint-Lazare](/source/Gare_Saint-Lazare) railway station in 13 minutes and the centre of Paris in around 10 minutes. The station entrance is at the intersection of the Rue de Tolbiac and Rue Nationale. The station served as the southern terminus of Line 14 until it was extended south to [Aéroport d'Orly](/source/A%C3%A9roport_d'Orly_station) on 24 June 2024.[4] ## History Originally called "Tolbiac-Nationale" in the initial [Line 14](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_14) project, the opening of this station as part of the link between [Saint Lazare](/source/Gare_Saint-Lazare) and [Maison Blanche](/source/Maison_Blanche_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro)) station, was delayed due to a financial shortfall. The plans for Line 14 were revised and a first stage was embarked upon, in which the line ran from [Madeleine](/source/Madeleine_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro)) to [Bibliothèque François Mitterrand](/source/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Fran%C3%A7ois_Mitterrand_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro_and_RER)). This section was opened in 1998, from which the present station Olympiades was used as a temporary maintenance facility. A new extension of the line of 676 metres was later decided upon and allocated funds; the maintenance facility was moved further down the tunnel. Like the rest of Line 14, the extension is essentially composed of a monotubular tunnel containing two tracks, one for each direction. The extension was delayed by almost a year after its construction caused the collapse of the playground of Auguste-Perret school, located above one of the underground facilities. Further problems were encountered with the extension's automatisation. The chosen name provoked tensions between the [RATP](/source/R%C3%A9gie_Autonome_des_Transports_Parisiens) (the Parisian transport authority), the city of Paris and the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (French National Olympic and Sport Committee), which owned the name. An agreement reached at the start of July 2006 found a compromise by allowing the use of this name within the restricted context of public transport. A southern extension of [Line 14](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_14) from Olympiades to [Orly Airport](/source/A%C3%A9roport_d'Orly_station), with 6 intermediate stations, was built for the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics).[5] A new maintenance facility was built in [Morangis](/source/Morangis%2C_Essonne), replacing the facility in the tail tracks at Olympiades. The extension opened on 24 June 2024. ## Architecture The station's architecture is in keeping with the other stations of [Line 14](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_14). It is marked by concrete vaults as well as a high ceiling and platforms that are wider than average in the Paris Metro system. ## Station layout G Street Level Exit/Entrance B1 Mezzanine to Exits/Entrances B2 Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right Southbound ← toward Aéroport d'Orly (Maison Blanche) Northbound → toward Saint-Denis–Pleyel (Bibliothèque François Mitterrand) → Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right ## Gallery - [Line 14](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_14) platforms at Olympiades - Line 14 platforms at Olympiades - Line 14 platforms at Olympiades - View of Olympiades from train - Platform signage at Olympiades - [MP 05](/source/MP_05) rolling stock at Olympiades - Line 14 map at Olympiades ## See also - [List of stations of the Paris Métro](/source/List_of_stations_of_the_Paris_M%C3%A9tro) - [List of stations of the Paris RER](/source/List_of_stations_of_the_Paris_RER) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Plan des lignes -personnes à mobilité réduite"](https://www.ratp.fr/sites/default/files/inline-files/Paris_PMR.pdf) [Line plan - persons with reduced mobility] (PDF) (Map). *[RATP](/source/RATP_Group)* (in French). May 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Métropole – Olympiades : fini de jouer](http://www.metro-pole.net/actu/article830.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070630095310/http://www.metro-pole.net/actu/article830.html) 2007-06-30 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [RATP – Extension réseau](http://extension-reseau.ratp.fr/m14-sud/index.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070308121749/http://extension-reseau.ratp.fr/m14-sud/index.html) 2007-03-08 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Compagnon, Sébastian; Gairaud, Marie-Anne (2024-06-24). ["Ligne 14 de Saint-Denis - Pleyel à l'aéroport d'Orly : " Ces nouvelles stations, c'est vraiment waouh ! ""](https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/ligne-14-de-saint-denis-pleyel-a-laeroport-dorly-ces-nouvelles-stations-cest-vraiment-waouh-24-06-2024-XCDH4PAG2RFYTLS4Z4VIVJT66Y.php). *leparisien.fr* (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_5-0)** ["Calendrier"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201123061423/https://prolongementligne14-orly.fr/calendrier). *Prolongement d'Olympiades à Aéroport d'Orly de la ligne 14 du métro* (in French). Archived from [the original](https://prolongementligne14-orly.fr/calendrier) on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-01-14. ## External links - (in French) [Description of Olympiades project on the RATP website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070308121749/http://extension-reseau.ratp.fr/m14-sud/index.html) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Olympiades (Paris Metro)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Olympiades_(Paris_Metro)). v t e 13th arrondissement of Paris Neighbourhoods Paris Rive Gauche Quartier Asiatique Primary and secondary schools Lycée Rodin Lycée Claude-Monet Lycée professionnel Corvisart-Tolbiac École nationale de chimie physique et biologie de Paris École Yabné Groupe scolaire Notre Dame de France Groupe scolaire Saint Vincent de Paul Lycée Le Rebours Lycée Technique Privé de l'École Technique Supérieure du Laboratoire Colleges and universities Paris Diderot University Arts et Métiers ParisTech Télécom Paris Landmarks Les Olympiades Tour Super-Italie Bibliothèque nationale de France Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital Butte-aux-Cailles Institut du cerveau et de la moelle épinière Gobelins Manufactory Art Ludique Paris Metro stations Bibliothèque François Mitterrand Campo Formio Chevaleret Corvisart Gare d'Austerlitz Glacière Les Gobelins Maison Blanche Nationale Olympiades Place d'Italie Porte d'Italie Porte d'Ivry Porte de Choisy Quai de la Gare Saint-Marcel Tolbiac Paris RER stations Bibliothèque François Mitterrand SNCF stations Gare d'Austerlitz v t e Paris Metro Line 14 Stations Saint-Denis–Pleyel Mairie de Saint-Ouen Saint-Ouen Porte de Clichy Pont Cardinet Saint-Lazare Madeleine Pyramides Châtelet Gare de Lyon Bercy Cour Saint-Émilion Bibliothèque François Mitterrand Olympiades Maison Blanche Hôpital Bicêtre Villejuif–Gustave Roussy L'Haÿ-les-Roses Chevilly-Larue Tvm Thiais–Orly Aéroport d'Orly --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Olympiades station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiades_station) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiades_station?action=history)). 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