The station opened on 31 January 1903 under the name Bagnolet. Until April 1903 it was the eastern terminal of the then line 2North from Anvers.
It is situated on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements. In August 1970 it was decided that the station should be renamed to avoid confusion with the future terminal of the line 3. The name Alexandre Dumas was chosen, after the authour of the classic novel "The three Musketeers".
Today it is served by the metro line 2.
The entrance to the station is kept in Art deco style. To the left and right are two tall lampposts in flower shape with red lights. They hold a sign with the lettering "Metropolitain" between them. The green cast-iron balustrade is made of panels with nature shapes.
At the end of the entrance at ground level are three round white lights in metal fixing.
Hand rails are provided at both sides and small raised circles on the ground alert sight impaired travellers.
The station sign is placticised metal with a blue background and white upper and lower case letters.
Dark grey plastic seats have been mounted on yellow metal bases fixed to the wall with a yellow bar.
Advertising is placed in large metal frames.
The station has two side platforms. The ground is painted in grey, with a white thick line to highlight the edge towards the tracks.
The vaulted ceiling and the walls are covered in white rectangular tiles with a raised centre.
The silver coloured lights run above the edge of the platform. Rows of light tubes shine up and reflect on the top metal flat boards.
It is tradition for the RATP to take part in in the tradition of April Fools jokes.
In 2024 it renamed a number of stations to celebrate the olympic and para-olympic games which take place later that year, as well as to highlight the week of olympic and para-olympic games (2 - 6 April 2024).
For a day, the platform of this station was renamed to Alexandre Dumarathon.
Madeleine opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the line A, one of the first two lines operated by the Nord-Sud companie.
It is situated in the 8th arrondissement next to the Madeleine church.
The station is served by the metro lines 8, 12 and 14. All platforms are underground.
Public passage Metro signage at one of the entrances to the Madeleine metro station.
The red sign is on a decorated matt brown post. The letters are cut out, showing the white light cover.
The walls in the corridor are tiled with white rectangular ceramic tiles with a raised centre.
Some coloured plastic tiles have been added to take away from the plain white.
Stairs to the platforms. Advertising has been placed betwen the handrail and the border tiles.
The walls are tiled to about shoulder height.
The border here is brown with a flower pattern. Above it the wall and ceiling are painted white.
Modern advertising boards with rolling images and back-lights are on the wall at the bottom of the stairs.
The Madeleine station has several large pieces of art for passengers to enjoy. This is a large stained glass about a chicken called Ryaba. The multicoloured chicken is in a dark semi-circle, pecking at the grass.
One of the escalators between line 14 and line 12. Unlike most other stations, natural light is available. The floor is made of reddish brown and beige polished stone.
The corridor between the lines 8 and 12. The dark blue ceramic tiled frames are filled with advertising posters.
The walls are tiled half way up, finishing with a turquoise frieze of ceramic tiles in wave patterns. The bottom row of tiles is also turquoise.
The floor is painted grey.
The border tiles have a turquoise wave pattern. The waves are smooth whereas the gaps are dotted.
Company logo of the original owners of the line - the Nord-Sud companie.
The large letter N is intertwined with the letter S and surrounded by ribbons.
Platform line 8
Line 8 started operation on 13 July 1913.
Signage on the wall.The station name is written in mixed case white letters on a dark blue plastic sign without frame.
The white tiles are flat.
The line has two side platforms.
Yellow square plastic seats have been fixed on a base covered in orange tiles.
Behind them on the walls are large advertising boards in metal frames.
The lights over the edge of the platform are in yellow metal rectangular boxes, matching the seats and tiles on the base.
The arched ceiling is tiled in white, reflecting some of the light.
The floor is painted grey. The edge of the platform is marked in white. A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
Platform line 12
Line 12 started operation on 5 November 1910. It was part of the original North-South line A.
The plastic seats on this platform are red. They are mounted on a pedestal of red tiles running along the length of the wall.
The white tiles on the wall are flat.
Advertising is placed in metal frames behind the seats.
The lights are encased in red rectangular metal boxes.
The curved ceiling is tiled.
The side platforms have a white edge.
Platform line 14
Line 14 started operation on 15 October 1998. The platform has a very modern feel.
Three wooden and metal seats in a little recess. Some building work is being carried out, so you can also see the covered legs of the scaffolding.
The floor is tiled in red speckled stone.
Platform of the line 14 and metro behind the automatic barriers. The barriers have metal frames above the tracks, starting at ground level.
Silber rectangular metal cases with lights have been installed above the platform barrier.
The ceiling is vaulted and made in sections.
The station opened on 28 April 1935. It takes its name from the optical telegraph which was invented by Claude Chappe (1763 - 1805) in 1792 and installed on a nearby hill.
The station is situated on the border of the 19th and 20th arrondissements. It is served by the metro line 11.
The station name is stencilled in white capital letters on blue rectangular tiles.
The sign has a white ceramic tile frame.
Underneath it is a plan of the metro with its zones.
As the station is built in 20m depth and in unstable soil, the two platforms have been separated and the central wall is used for additional support. They have some archways to allow authorised access.
The walls and vaulted ceiling are tiled.
Advertising boards in light brown ceramic frames with a wheat pattern can be seen on both walls. They have additional decoration in the top corners and the top of the frame.
Flourescent tubes are in silver metal encasings, hanging above the edge of the platform.
The edge of the platform is marked with a white thick line and a row of grey tiles with raised circles.
The rest of the ground is painted grey.
The yellow, semi-bowl shaped metal seats are fixed on a silver bar located on the wall under one of the advertising boards. They have a slit, making them look like smilies.
The station opened on 30 October 1909. It takes its name after General Régis Barthélemy Mouton-Duvernet (1770 - 1816) who opposed the return of the House of Bourbon and was executed by firing squad on 27 July 1816.
The underground station is situated in the 14th arrondissement. It is served by the metro line 4.
The entrance has a balustrade designed by Hector Guimard. The large green panels are in the Art Nouveau style.
The station panel shows the station name in green writing in Art Nouveau typeface on a yellow background, and a map of the metro network.
Two flower-shaped lampposts with red lights stand at the top of the stairs.
The panels on the balustrade of the other entrance are smaller.
The walls of the entrance are tiled in white with turquoise borders. Three round lamps have been placed at ground level over the entrance.
Corridors towards the platforms.
The walls are tiled until about shoulder height. The border tiles are turquoise. The top row has a geometric flower pattern, the row at the ground is plain.
The advertising boards are in white ceramic frames with a sharp edge.
Entrance to the platform is from the end.
The walls are tiled in rectangular tiles with a raised centre.
The signage is in white mixed case letters on a dark blue plastic background without frame.
The blue, metal seats are bowl shaped and fixed on a bar.
The lights are fixed on the ceiling. They are uplights and reflect on the top of the metal casing.
The two platforms are on either side of the tracks, which are divided by a metal fence.
The edge of the platform is painted in an approximately 30cm wide strip. Next to it is a row of nobbed tiles.
The floor is painted grey.
The platform has an exit from the centre. The metal door has transparent panels.
The walls are tiled to just above the light fittings.
The ceiling is painted white.
The station Mairie des Lilas opened on 17 February 1937.
It is situated in the community of Les Lilas, east of Paris. It is served by the metro line 11.
The main entrance to the station is on a square. It is sourrounded on three sides by stone pillars, like those used on pont Alexandre III. Although in May 2015, the complete entrance was covered in colourful knitting and crochet.
It has two lampposts.
The bus stops at the square as well.
Two cast-iron Dervaux lampposts in knit at the main entrance.
The stone entrance has been designed by Marie-Joseph Cassien Bernard.
A handrail is fixed to the wall.
Side entrance to the station. The narrow entrance is surrounded by a green fence with straight, vertical bars ending diamond-shaped tips.
It is forbidden to fasten any bikes.
The square board shows the metro line and the station name. Underneath it is a plan of the metro with index.
At the side of the entrance is a single Dervaux lamppost with a red METRO sign. Both are lit at night.
The border tiles in the corridor consist of brown tiles with a 3D flower pattern.
The name of the station is stencilled in white capital letters on dark blue small rectangular tiles. The sign is framed with white ceramic tiles.
Below it is a single green square plastic seat on a metal post and a metal bin fixed to the wall.
Behind the seat is a small board with a white frame with some RATP specific note.
The walls are tiled in white rectangular tiles with a raised centre.
The floor of the platform is painted grey. The edge of it is painted white and a row of nobbed tiles is added next to it.
The vaulted ceiling is tiled in white, reflecting any light.
Advertising is is honey-coloured ceramic frames with a wheat pattern. The frames have some flower decorations at the top and the top corners, but these are obscured by the lights.
The lights running above the platform edge are uplighters, reflecting on the metal housing.
Entrance to the platform is from the end.