Campo Formio (Paris Métro)

Campo Formio
Paris Métro station
Location	106/112, boul. de l'Hôpital 13th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′06″N 2°21′29″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	2 June 1906 (1906-06-02)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Place d'Italie Terminus Saint-Marcel toward Bobigny – Pablo Picasso
Location
Campo Formio Location within Paris

Campo Formio (French pronunciation: ​[kɑ̃po fɔʁmjo]) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5 located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.

History

The station is open June 6, 1906. The name refers to Rue de Campo Formio, named for the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797 between France and Austria. France obtained Belgium, part of the left bank of the Rhine, the Ionian Islands, and the recognition of the Cisalpine Republic. German bombing in World War I damaged this station in 1918.

During the summer of 2007, the station was the provisional terminus of Line 5 following the closure of the platforms at the Place d'Italie station and the construction of the boucle d'Italie.

In 2018, 1,369,978 travelers entered this station which places it at 285th position of the metro stations for its attendance.

Location

The station is located under the Boulevard de l'Hôpital on the corner of Rue de Campo-Formio.

Passenger services

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Line 5 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Place d'Italie (Terminus)
	Northbound	→ toward Bobigny – Pablo Picasso (Saint-Marcel) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

Campo-Formio metro station has a standard configuration. It has two platforms separated by metro tracks and the roof is elliptical. The decor is the style used for the majority of metro stations, the lighting strips are white and rounded in the Gaudin style of the metro revival of the 2000s, and the bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the roof and the tympan. The advertising frames are metallic and the name of the station is in Parisine font on enamelled plate. It is one of the few stations without seating arrangements.

Bus connections

The station is served by Lines 57 and 67 of the RATP Bus Network.

Gallery

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  Line 5 platforms at Campo Formio

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  MF 67 rolling stock on Line 5 at Campo Formio

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.