Anvers (Paris Métro)

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Anvers
Paris Métro station
Other names	Sacré-Cœur
Location	68, Boulevard de Rochechouart 9th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°52′59″N 2°20′41″ECoordinates: 48°52′59″N 2°20′41″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	7 October 1902
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Pigalle toward Porte Dauphine   Barbès - Rochechouart toward Nation
Location
Anvers Location within Paris

Anvers (Sacré-Cœur) is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 9th and the 18th arrondissements inMontmartre.

The station was opened on 21 October 1902 as part of the extension of line 2 from Étoile. It was the eastern terminus of the line until its extension to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas) on 31 January 1903. The station is named after the Place d'Anvers and the city of Antwerp (Anvers in French).

The station is located under the Boulevard de Rochechouart, which was built on the route of the Wall of the Farmers-Generalin order to enforce the collection of taxation between 1784 and 1791 but demolished in the 19th century. Anvers (Sacré-Cœur) is only station on line 2 between the Charles de Gaulle—Étoile and the Nation stations that is not built on the site of a gate (or barrière in French) of the wall. The area became important intersections and, thus, logical places for stations. Instead Anvers station was placed as close to the foot of the Montmartre funicular as possible. Nevertheless, the Barrière de Rochechouart was at the east, near the junction of the Boulevard de Rochechouart and the Rue de Rochechouart. Also near are the hill of Montmartre and the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur

Station layout[edit]

G Street Level
M	Mezzanine for platform connection
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	←   toward Porte Dauphine (Pigalle)
	Platform 2	toward Nation (Barbès – Rochechouart) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right