# Raspail station > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Raspail_station > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Raspail_station.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspail_station > Source revision: 1348559342 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Raspail** (ʁaspaj) is a [station](/source/Metro_station) of the [Paris Métro](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro), serving [Line 4](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_4) and [Line 6](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_6) in the [14th arrondissement](/source/14th_arrondissement_of_Paris). The station is now fitted with [platform screen doors](/source/Platform_screen_doors), due to the Line 4 being fitted for automation. ## Location The station is located under [Boulevard Raspail](/source/Boulevard_Raspail) at the intersection with Boulevard Edgar-Quinet. ## Name The station is named after the *Boulevard Raspail*, named after 19th-century scientist and statesman [François-Vincent Raspail](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois-Vincent_Raspail). ## History The station opened on 24 April 1906 with the opening of the extension of [line 2 Sud](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_2) from [Passy](/source/Passy_station) to [Place d'Italie](/source/Place_d'Italie_station). On 14 October 1907, *line 2 Sud* became part of [line 5](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_5). On 12 October 1942, the section of line 5 between [Étoile](/source/Charles_de_Gaulle%E2%80%93%C3%89toile_station) and *Place d'Italie*, including *Raspail* was transferred from line 5 to [line 6](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_6) in order to separate the underground and elevated sections of the metro (because the latter were more vulnerable to air attack during World War II). The line 4 platforms were opened on 30 October 1909 when the southern section of line 4 was opened between *Raspail* and [Porte d'Orléans](/source/Porte_d'Orl%C3%A9ans_station); this was temporarily separated from the section of line 4 opened on 21 April 1908 between [Châtelet](/source/Ch%C3%A2telet_station) and [Porte de Clignancourt](/source/Porte_de_Clignancourt_station). On 9 January 1910, the connecting section opened under the [Seine](/source/Seine) between *Châtelet* and *Raspail*, completing line 4. The station was renovated a first time after 1969 by adopting the style *Mouton-Duvernet* two-tone orange, cutting radically with the dominant white of the original metro.[1] The station was renovated a second time in 2008 as part of the *Renouveau du métro* program and loses its *Mouton* style decoration and its orange tiles. The new furniture was blue on Line 6 and water green on Line 4. In 2017, new modifications were applied to the platforms of Line 4, as part of the future automation of the line. In 2018, 1,995,962 travelers entered this station (connecting passengers between the two metro lines were not taken into account) which places it at the 259th position of the metro stations for its attendance.[2] ## Passenger services ### Access The station has two entrances in front of nos. 234 and 241 of the Boulevard Raspail. ### Station layout Street Level B1 Mezzanine for platform connection Line 4 platform level Side platform with platform screen doors, doors will open on the right Northbound ← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Vavin) Southbound toward Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac (Denfert-Rochereau) → Side platform with platform screen doors, doors will open on the right Line 6 platform level Side platform, doors will open on the right Westbound ← toward Charles de Gaulle–Étoile (Edgar Quinet) Eastbound toward Nation (Denfert-Rochereau) → Side platform, doors will open on the right ### Platforms The platforms of the two lines are parallel and located at the same level. The platforms in the direction of [Mairie de Montrouge](/source/Mairie_de_Montrouge_station) and [Charles de Gaulle–Étoile](/source/Charles_de_Gaulle%E2%80%93%C3%89toile_station) are connected to each other by two passages, offering a direct connection. The platforms of the two lines are of standard configuration. They are separated by the metro tracks located in the centre and the roofs of each line are elliptical. They are decorated in the style used for most of the metro stations. White ceramic bevelled tiles cover the walls, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The roofs are coated and painted white, and the name of the station is in the [Parisine](/source/Parisine) font on enamelled plates. On the platforms of line 6, the lighting strip is white and rounded in the *Gaudin* style of the metro revival of the 2000s, the advertising frames are a white ceramic, and the seats are in *Akiko* blue style. On Line 4, the metro is automated, there are no more banners, advertising frames, advertising, or seats. After the successful experiment of the [Line 14](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_14), the RATP started to look forward to automating existing lines. After completely automating [line 1](/source/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_1), the RATP started focusing on the Line 4. Because of that, Raspail was fitted with [platform screen doors](/source/Platform_screen_doors) and were installed in September and October 2018. ### Bus connections The station is served by Line 68 of the [RATP bus network](/source/RATP_bus_network). ## Nearby Nearby are the [Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain](/source/Fondation_Cartier_pour_l'Art_Contemporain) (contemporary art museum), the [École Spéciale d'Architecture](/source/%C3%89cole_Sp%C3%A9ciale_d'Architecture) (architecture school) and the [Montparnasse Cemetery](/source/Montparnasse_Cemetery). ## References 1. ["Métro parisien : de la décoration au design - transportparis - Le webmagazine des transports parisiens"](http://transportparis.canalblog.com/archives/2017/05/03/34532622.html) (in French). *transportparis.canalblog.com*. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2019. 1. ["Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2018"](https://data.ratp.fr/explore/dataset/trafic-annuel-entrant-par-station-du-reseau-ferre-2018/table/?q=Raspail&sort=-rang) (in French). *data.ratp.fr*. Retrieved 7 November 2019. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Raspail station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspail_station) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspail_station?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.