Place d'Italie
Line 5 platforms at Place d'Italie
General information
Location	182, boul. Vincent Auriol 2, rue Bobillot Place d'Italie 146, boul. de l'Hôpital 13th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°49′53″N2°21′20″E / 48.831483°N 2.355692°E /48.831483; 2.355692
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	24 April 1906; 119 years ago (1906-04-24)(Line 6) 2 June 1906; 118 years ago (1906-06-02)(Line 5) 15 February 1930; 95 years ago (1930-02-15)(Line 7)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Terminus Line 5 Campo Formio towardsBobigny–Pablo Picasso Corvisart towardsCharles de Gaulle–Étoile Line 6 Nationale towardsNation Tolbiac towardsVillejuif–Louis Aragon orMairie d'Ivry Line 7 Les Gobelins towardsLa Courneuve–8 mai 1945
Location Place d'Italie Location within Paris

Place d'Italie (French pronunciation:[plasditali], literally "Italy Square") is arapid transit station of theParis Métro located in the heart of the13th arrondissement of Paris, at thePlace d'Italie. It is the southernterminus ofLine 5 and is also served byLine 6 andLine 7.

The Place d'Italie was the site of theBarrière d'Italie, a gate of in theWall of the Farmers-General, built to enforce tax collections on goods entering Paris between 1784 and 1791, where the oldRoman road towardsLyon and Rome began. The station is situated at the crossing of five large Parisian streets: theAvenue d'Italie, theBoulevard Auguste Blanqui, theAvenue des Gobelins, theBoulevard de l'Hôpital, and theBoulevard Vincent Auriol. It was the starting point of the road connecting Paris to Italy, the currentN7.

The first platforms opened as part of the formerLine 2 South on 24 April 1906, when it was extended fromPassy. On 17 December 1906,Line 5 was extended toLancry. On 14 October 1907Line 2 South was incorporated intoLine 5. On 1 March 1909,Line 6 was opened from Place d'Italie toNation.

The Line 7 platforms opened on 15 February 1930 as part of a planned section of lineLine 7, which was temporarily operated as part ofLine 10 until the completion of the under-Seine crossing of line 7 fromPont de Sully toPlace Monge. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. On 12 October 1942, thePlace d'ItalieÉtoile section was transferred from line 5 to line 6 in order to separate the underground and elevated sections of the metro (because the latter were more vulnerable to air attack). As a result, Line 5, rather than Line 6, terminated atPlace d'Italie.

Like one-third of the stations in the network between 1974 and 1984, the three stopping points were modernized by adopting the decorative style "Andreu-Motte", in yellow for line 5, blue for line 6 and green for line 7. However, the wharf of line 5 will be later removed its yellow tiled bench seat, which was surmounted by seats "Motte" features resembling its hue.

From 25 June to 2 September 2007, the platforms of Line 5 were closed to allow a modification of the track plan with the aim of reusing the loop of Italy, to increase the frequency of the line. the terminus was then temporarily shifted to the neighboring Campo-Formio metro station.

As part of the RATP'sRenouveau du métro program, the corridors of the station were renovated from 31 March 2008.^[1] In the mid-2010s, the Line 7 station, in turn, underwent a minor modernization with green tiled benches replaced with contemporary seats of the same color.

From 25 November to 11 December 2015, the platforms for Line 6 (as well as the exterior of an MP 73 train) were decorated in aStar Wars theme to promote the theatrical release ofStar Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.^[2] At the end of 2016, its blue checked banquettes were replaced by contemporary seats of the same color.

In 2018, 11,508,361 travelers entered this station which places it at the 13th position of the metro stations for its attendance.^[3]

There are four access points to Place d'Italie station:

1. Auguste Blanqui: one stairway at 2 Rue Bobillot, decorated with anGuimard edicule, inscribed as a historic monument on 12 February 2016;^[4]
2. Grand Écran: one stairway atPlace d'Italie consisting of a fixed staircase also embellished with an entrance designed byHector Guimard and classified as a historical monument;
3. Vincent Auriol: one stairway and one escalator 182 Boulevard Vincent-Auriol with Dervaux candelabra;
4. Mairie du XIIIème: one stairway at 146 Boulevard de l'Hôpital.

Lines 5/6 platforms
	Northbound Line 5	→ towardBobigny – Pablo Picasso(Campo Formio) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound Line 5	→ toward Bobigny – Pablo Picasso(Campo Formio) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right for line 6 only
	Westbound Line 6	← towardCharles de Gaulle – Étoile(Corvisart)
	Eastbound Line 6	→ towardNation(Nationale) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Line 7 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← towardVillejuif – Louis Aragon orMairie d'Ivry(Tolbiac)
	Northbound	→ towardLa Courneuve–8 mai 1945(Les Gobelins) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Each stopping point has an elliptical vault and anAndreu-Motte style decoration, but the characteristic benches and seats have been gradually removed over the years.

The terminus of Line 5 is in the form of a curved station with two lanes framing a central platform. TheMotte style is only represented by two yellow luminous strips, while the platform has a few whitesit-stand bars. Bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, vault, and tunnel exits. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is written in capital letters on enamelled plates.

The platforms of Line 6 are of standard configuration. Two in number, they are separated by the metro tracks in the centre. The decoration is materialized by two blue luminous strips and tunnel exits treated in blue flat tiling, except to the right of the access outlets. The latter are covered with white bevelled tiles, as are the walls and the vault. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is written on enamelled plates, with an unusual font for the Paris metro. The seats areAkiko style blue.

The Line 7 station is also available. It has two green light luminous andAkiko seats of the same colour. Bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the piers, the vault, the tunnel exits and the outlets of the corridors. The advertising frames are afaience honey colour and the name of the station is also faience in the style of the originalCMP.

The station is served by Lines 27, 47, 57, 59, 61, 64, 67 and 83 of theRATP Bus Network. At night, it is served by lines N15, N22, N31 and N144 of theNoctilien network.

• The mayor's office of the 13th arrondissement.
• The "Big Screen Building," a work of the Japanese architectKenzo Tange, which includes offices, movie theaters, and shops.
• Centre commercial Italie
• Quartier de laButte-aux-Cailles

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  Street-level entrance at Place d'Italie
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  Line 6 platforms at Place d'Italie
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  Line 7 platforms at Place d'Italie
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  MF 67 rolling stock on Line 5 near Place d'Italie

• Métropole
• Pierre Miquel,Petite Histoire des Stations de Métro. Paris: Éditions Albin Michel, 1993.

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