Billancourt
Paris Métro station
MF 01 at Billancourt in 2022
General information
Location	Boulogne-Billancourt Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°49′56″N 2°14′17″E / 48.83209°N 2.238177°E / 48.83209; 2.238177
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	28-09
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	3 February 1934 (1934-02-03)
Passengers
1,967,532 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Pont de Sèvres Terminus Line 9 Marcel Sembat towards Mairie de Montreuil
Location Billancourt Location within Paris

Billancourt (French: [bijɑ̃kuʁ] ^ⓘ) is a station of the Paris Métro, located in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt. It is named after the nearby rue de Billancourt, which was in turn named after the former village of Billancourt which was annexed in 1859 into the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt.

History

The station opened on 3 February 1934 with the extension of the line from Porte de Saint-Cloud to Pont de Sèvres, which was the first extension of the métro network beyond the limits of Paris. Hence, it is one of the first three stations to provide service to the inner suburbs of Paris (along with Marcel Sembat and Pont de Sèvres).

As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors was renovated and modernised on 26 July 2001.^[1]

In 2019, the station was used by 3,099,341 passengers, making it the 164th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[2]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,525,990 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 173rd busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.^[3]

In 2021, the station was used by 1,967,532 passengers, making it the 180th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.^[4]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 4 accesses divided into 5 access points on either side of the avenue du Général-Leclerc.

• Access 1: rue de la Ferme
• Access 2: rue de Billancourt
• Access 3: rue Castéjà
• Access 4: rue de Silly

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Pont de Sèvres (Terminus)
	Eastbound	→ toward Mairie de Montreuil (Marcel Sembat) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Other connections

The station is also served by line 389 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N12 and N61 bus of the Noctilien network.

Gallery

• 
  Billancourt ticket hall
• 
  MF 67 at Billancourt
• 
  One of the accesses

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Billancourt (Paris Metro).

References

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