The station opened on 6 August 1900. The station is named after the nearby church Saint-Paul - Saint-Louis.
It is situated in the 4th arrondissement, in the heart of the Marais.
The underground station is served by the metro line 1.
The lamppost is of the rarer type Val d'Osne: the red METRO sign is surrounded by green wrought-iron work. Above it is a white globe lamp with a green crown. Both are lit at night.
The square modern station sign shows the station name above a scrolling advertising panel.
The green fence around the entrance is fairly plein - some of the bars have diamond-shaped ends.
The corridor is tiled in square pale yellow tiles with a cross pattern.
Advertising is either in paper-form in frames mounted on the walls, or in digital form in electric frames.
The lighting is snaking along the ceiling.
Platform doors have been added to the platform.
The ground has been painted white where the doors open.
The vaulted ceiling is painted white.
The lights were designed by Bruno-Gaudin. They are in metal, shing up to the ceiling.
Entrance to the platform is from the side.
The alarm post stands on its own close to the entrance.
The walls are tiled in "Metro" style to just above the lights.
Light green metallic seats are fixed on a silver bar in front of a wooden panel in a frame. They are semi-spheres with a slit. The design is also referred as the smilie.
The station opened on 24 April 1906.
It is situated in the 14th arrondissement. It is served by the metro lines 4 and 6. The station takes its name from François-Vincent Raspail (1794 - 1878), a French statesman and chemist.
The walls in the corridor are tiled white with a turquoise top row. The turquoise tiles have a 3D flower pattern.
Platform line 4
Line 4 started operation on 30 October 1909.
The walls of the platform are tiled in white with raised centres.
The advertisements are in white ceramic frames.
The edge of the platform is marked with a white line and a row of nobbed tiles. The floor is painted grey.
The curved ceiling is painted white.
The turquoise metal seats are screwed on a silver bar fixed to the bottom of the wall.
The lights shine upwards and reflect on the metal top.
The two tracks are separated by a picket fence.
Access to the platform is from the side, near the end of the platform.
The signage is in mixed case on a blue sign. Below it is an announcement by the RATP.
A fire extinguisher and an alarm station to call staff have been placed next to it, in a narrow extension from the wall.
Platform line 6
Line 6 started operation on 24 April 1906 as part of the line 2 Sud. On 14 October 1907 it became part of the line 5 before being transferred to the line 6 on 6 October 1942.
The platform is very similar to that of platform 4. The bowl-shaped seats are baby-blue.
The electronic display shows the time, the waiting time for the next two trains and the line operating at the platform.
You can also buy a drink from a machine at the entrance to the platform.
The edge of the platform is marked in white, with no additional yellow line. A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
The signage is in upper-and lowercase on a blue sign. Below it is a map of the network with zones.
The ceiling is painted white.
The tracks are between the two platforms.
The station opened on 24 April 1906. It is an overground station above road level.
It is situated in the 13th arrondissement. The station takes its name after the area, where ice was cut in winter from the river Bièvre and stored in caves. It is today served by the metro line 6.
View along the underside of the tracks from the first level. Two rows of lamps are hanging inside the station, one beyond the paremeters of the fence.
Some of the ribbed silver pillars are topped with what looks like a globe with wings on an empire-style canape.
Suspended directions signs at hip height indicate the correct escalator to use.
Silver painted metal staircase from the platforms towards exit.
Signage is in mixed case white letters on blue signs which are fixed on metal supports at the wall.
The larger advertising boards are in a plain white ceramic frame.
The platform is covered with glass, greenhouse style with some ventilations slits. The walls are tiled in metro-style.
The tracks lie between two platforms. The edge of the platform is painted white. Next to it is a line of knobbed tiles to mark the edge for visually impaired travellers.
Red plastic seats are mounted on a red metal bar fixed on the ground. The back of the seats are moulded to give a comfortable seating experience.
The station opened on 19 November 1904 under the name Rue Saint-Denis. On 15 October 1907 it changed its name to Réaumur - Sébastopol. The new name is in commemoration of René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683-1757), a chemist and doctor who invented the alcohol thermometer, and the port of Sevastopol in Crimea, which was under siege from 1854 to 1855 during the Crimean War.
The station is situated on the border of the 2nd and 3rd arrondissements. It is served by the metro lines 3 and 4.
Platform Line 3
Line 3 started operation on 19 November 1904. In May 2015 this platform is in the middle of refurbishment.
Entrance to the platforms is from the end.
Most of the platform has been stripped back. Temporary lights are fixed close to the ceiling. The electric display boards showing the direction, current time and time to wait for the next two trains have been removed.
This part of the ceiling is partly tiled. Tiling continues during the times the metro is closed. The movable work platform allows for easy access.
The temporary signage is placed in an advertising board with a white ceramic frame. The station name is in all capital letters on a blue enamel sign.
The walls are tiled in Metro style, finished with a turquoise border row at the bottom.
Four red plastic seats are fixed on a bar. They are placed in front of a bare wall with temporary lighting from the ceiling.
Platform Line 4
Line 4 started operation on 21 April 1908. It is an underground platform.
The platforms are on either side of the tracks. The tracks are separated by a metal fence.
The advertising is in metal-framed boards.
The platform has two drinks and snack machines.
The platform of the line 4 is under the tracks of the line 3. Therefore the ceiling has been re-inforced with silver steel beams and shaped in small arches.
The scythe-like light fittings are connected to the steel beams.
The walls are tiles in flat, white tiles with are placed vertical.
Next to the platform stairs is an image of a man with a briefcase making a phonecall. This metal portrait is one of several showcasing some local travellers and their thoughts.
The blue signage with white mixed case letters has been surrounded with metal panels showing portraits of other passengers.
Transfer corridor from the line 3. The walls are tiled and are bordered with a row of light turquoise tiles. In order to keep the numbers of passengers moving, this corridor is a dedicated entry to the platform and the next opening will be a dedicated exit from the platform.
The station opened on 1 March 1909 as Charenton, the road it is under. When the line 8 was extended to Charenton-le-Pont, the similarity in names was thought to be confusing. Hence the station was renamed to Dugommier - a nearby road on 12 July 1939, which takes its name from Jacques François Dugommier (1738-1794), a French general and member of the Convention.
Dugommier is an underground station situated in the 12th arrondissement.
It is served by the metro line 6.
The Station sign is in a square frame; the white writing on blue is lit.
Panels on wall to the platform showing the direction and stations served, as well as connections with other metro lines and the RER. It also shows the times of the first and last trains.
The tiled walls are bordered by green tiles. The top tiles have a 3D flower pattern. The bottom row is plein.
Tracks and platform. The tiles are tiled with Metro-style tiles - white rectangular with raised centres.
The advertising boards are made of metal with a slim frame.
The ceiling is painted, not tiled.
Sign-posted Station alarm and fire extinguisher.
The green plastic seats are fixed on a bar to the wall.
The lights are in silver uplights with a top to reflect the light.
The signage is made of white mixed case letters on blue enamel.