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Denfert-Rochereau Colonel Rol-Tanguy
MP 89 CA onLine 4 during their tests at Denfert-Rochereau, after the Installation of Platform Screen Doors
General information
Location	2, pl. Denfert-Rochereau 3, pl. Denfert-Rochereau 1, av. du Général Leclerc 2, av. du Général Leclerc 4, av. du Général Leclerc 14th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′02″N2°19′58″E / 48.833901°N 2.332728°E /48.833901; 2.332728
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	24 April 1906 (1906-04-24)(Line 6) 30 October 1909 (1909-10-30)(Line 4)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Mouton-Duvernet towardsBagneux–Lucie Aubrac Line 4 Raspail towardsPorte de Clignancourt Raspail towardsCharles de Gaulle–Étoile Line 6 Saint-Jacques towardsNation Connections to other stations Preceding station RER Following station Port-Royal towardsAéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV orMitry–Claye RER B transfer atDenfert-Rochereau Cité Universitaire towardsRobinson orSaint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Location Denfert-Rochereau Colonel Rol-Tanguy Location within Paris

Denfert-Rochereau (French pronunciation:[dɑ̃fɛʁʁɔʃʁo]) is a station on theParis Métro inFrance. Anadjacent station with the same name is served byRER B.

The station is located under Place Denfert-Rochereau, the platforms being:

• Line 4 – curved and approximately north-south, along the axis ofAvenue du Général-Leclerc (betweenRaspail andMouton-Duvernet stations);
• Line 6 – also on a curve partly under Line 4 and oriented northwest–southeast, along the axis ofBoulevard Raspail on the one hand andBoulevard Saint-Jacques on the other (between Raspail and Saint-Jacques, preceding an overhead section towards Nation).

The name of the station refers toPlace Denfert-Rochereau, named for the 19th‑century generalPierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau, who led the resistance ofBelfort to a siege during theFranco-Prussian War. The first part of the name is identical in pronunciation to its former name ofPlace d'Enfer ("Place of Hell"). It is the location of theBarrière d’Enfer, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of theWall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and is one of only four of the 55 gates with any surviving remains.^[1][2]The station is sub-titledColonel Rol-Tanguy, afterHenri Rol-Tanguy, a leader in theFrench Resistance duringWorld War II.

The station opened on 24 April 1906 with the opening of the extension ofline 2 Sud fromPassy toPlace d'Italie. On 14 October 1907line 2 Sud became part ofline 5. On 12 October 1942 the section of line 5 betweenÉtoile andPlace d'Italie, includingDenfert-Rochereau, was transferred from line 5 toline 6 in order to separate the underground and elevated sections of the metro (because the latter were more vulnerable to air attack duringWorld War II). The line 4 platforms were opened on 30 October 1909 when the southern section of line 4 was opened betweenRaspail andPorte d'Orléans.

The station has three entrances divided into four subway points, all of which consist of fixed stairs:

• Entrance 1 Place Denfert-Rochereau – theCatacombs of Paris, adorned with a Guimard edicule, it was registered as a historic monument on 12 February 2016, leads to the right of No. 2 Avenue Colonel-Henri-Rol-Tanguy;
• Entrance 2 Rue Daguerre – consisting of two entrances established back-to-back on the even sidewalk of Avenue du Général-Leclerc, the most southerly, embellished with a mast with a yellow "M" in one circle is opposite No. 4 while the other is on the right of No. 2;
• Entrance 3 Avenue du Général-Leclerc – also with a yellow "M" totem, leading to building No. 1.

In addition, the station had in the past a fourth access, now condemned, to the right of No. 11 Place Denfert-Rochereau.

Line 4 platform level	Side platform withPSDs, doors will open on the right
	toward Porte de Clignancourt	← towardPorte de Clignancourt(Raspail)
	toward Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac	→ towardBagneux–Lucie Aubrac(Mouton-Duvernet) →
	Side platform withPSDs, doors will open on the right

Line 6 platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile	← towardCharles de Gaulle – Étoile(Raspail)
	toward Nation	→ towardNation(Saint-Jacques) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

The platforms of the two lines, established on a curve, each with two platforms separated by the tracks of the metro and the roof is elliptic. The platforms of Line 6 are arranged in theAndreu-Motte style with two orange luminous railing, benches, tunnel exits and outlets of the flat brown tile corridors andMotte orange seats. It is therefore one of the few stations still presenting theAndreu-Motte style in its entirety. This arrangement is paired with the white bevelled ceramic tiles, which cover the walls and the vault. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is written in capital letters on enamelled plates. In 2017, the platforms of Line 4 were under construction.

The station is served by lines 38, 59, 64, 68, 88, and 216 of theRATP Bus Network and, at night, by the N14, N21 and N122 lines of theNoctilien network.

The station is also connected to theRER B at the Denfert-Rochereau station. This station, opened in 1846, was initially the northern terminus of theLigne de Sceaux.

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  Entrance at Denfert-Rochereau
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  MP 89 CC stock train arriving in the northbound direction
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  Line 6 platforms at Denfert-Rochereau

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