Bastille is a station on lines 1, 5 and 8 of the Paris Métro.
It is located near the former location of the Bastille and remains of the
Bastille can be seen on line 5.
The platforms for line 1 are situated below road level but above the Basin of the Arsenal
and Canal Saint Martin in a short-open air segment.
The line 1 platforms, at 123 metres long, are significantly longer than the average Métro platform length.
The line 1 station opened as part of the first stage of the line between Porte de Vincennes and
Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900. The line 5 platforms were opened on 17 December 1906 when the line was
extended from Gare de Lyon to Lancry (now known as Jacques Bonsergent). The line 8 platforms were
opened on 5 May 1931 when the line was extended from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton.
The platforms on line 1 were decorated in 1989 to celebrate the bicentenary of the French Revolution.
October 8, 2018