Rome | |||||||||||
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| Location | 60, Boul. des Batignolles 8th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°52′57″N2°19′19″E / 48.882425°N 2.322052°E /48.882425; 2.322052 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 October 1902 (1902-10-07) | ||||||||||
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Rome (French pronunciation:[ʁɔm]ⓘ) is astation onLine 2 of theParis Métro. It is located on the border of the8th and17th arrondissement.
The station is located under the central reservation of Boulevard des Batignolles, east bridge crossing the tracks to Gare Saint-Lazare. Oriented approximately along an east–west axis, it is located betweenVilliers andPlace de Clichy stations.
The station was opened on 7 October 1902 as part of the extension of line 2 fromÉtoile toAnvers.[1]: 16 The name is that of one of several streets in the area named for European capitals, in this case Rue de Rome, capital ofItaly. Some of these streets having also given their patronym to the stations such as Europe on line 3 and Liège on the line 13. Rome metro station is also, withIéna on line 9,Cité on line 4 as well as the closed stationHaxo between lines 3a and 7a, one of four in the network whose name has only four letters.
As part of the RATP'sRenouveau du métro program, the station was renovated on 5 November 2001.[2]
On 9 October 2019, half of the nameplates on the station's platforms were temporarily replaced by the RATP in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Astérix and Obélix, as in eleven other stations.[3] Taking up in particular the typography characteristic of the comics ofRené Goscinny andAlbert Uderzo, Rome was humorously renamedIls sont fous ces Romains! (They are crazy these Romans!) from the recurring phrase from Obélix. In addition, all of the advertising posters were also replaced by sketches from the famous comic strip.
In 2019, 2,753,714 travelers entered this station which placed it at 193rd position of the metro stations for its usage out of 303.[4]
The station has a single access entitledBoulevard des Batignolles, leading to the central reservation of this boulevard facing no. 60. Consisting of a fixed staircase, it is adorned with aGuimard entrance, which was registered as historic monuments by the decree of 12 February 2016.[5]
| Street Level |
| B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ←  towardPorte Dauphine(Villiers) | |
| Eastbound | towardNation(Place de Clichy) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Rome is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by metro tracks. The platform is established flush with the walls, directly under the road, with the passage of line 2 above the railway tracks of Gare Saint-Lazare (west of the stopping point) did not allow digging at depth. The ceiling thus consists of a metal deck, whose beams, silver in colour, are supported by vertical walls. This ceiling is pierced in the centre with a well allowing direct daylight to enter the station. The bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the wall, and the tunnel exits. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is written in theParisine font on enamelled plates. The seats are a redMotte style. The lighting is semi-direct, projected on the sides and the first row of vaults.
The station is served by lines 28, 30, 66 and 94 of theRATP Bus Network.[6]
Nearby are the town hall of the 17th arrondissement and theInstitut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres (teachers' college).
