Raspail station

Raspail is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 4 and Line 6 in the . The station is now fitted with platform screen doors, due to the Line 4 being fitted for automation.
Photo: La diag, Public domain.
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Paris Métro station
  • Also known as: Raspail
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paris Observatory and Catacombs of Paris.

University
The , a research institution of the Paris Sciences et Lettres University, is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, one of the largest astronomical centres in the world, and the world’s oldest observatory still in operation. is situated 510 metres southeast of Raspail station.

Museum
The are underground in , , which hold the remains of more than six million people. Built to consolidate Paris's ancient stone quarries, they extend south from the Barrière d'Enfer former city gate. is situated 590 metres south of Raspail station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montparnasse and 14th arrondissement.

Suburb
is an area in the south of , , on the of the river , centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail.

Although largely residential, the is best known for its northeastern quartier Montparnasse, for the Paris Catacombs and the Parc Montsouris.

The of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.

Raspail station

Latitude
48.83892° or 48° 50′ 20″ north
Longitude
2.33074° or 2° 19′ 51″ east
Operator
RATP
Open location code
8FW4R8QJ+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8612671297
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1578058
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Raspail station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: راسباي
  • Basque: Raspail
  • Bosnian: Raspail
  • Breton: Raspail
  • Chinese: 拉斯帕伊
  • Chinese: 拉斯帕伊站
  • Czech: Raspail
  • Dutch: Raspail
  • Esperanto: Raspail
  • Finnish: Raspail
  • French: Raspail
  • German: Raspail
  • Hungarian: Raspail metróállomás
  • Hungarian: Raspail
  • Italian: Raspail
  • Japanese: ラスパイユ駅
  • Lombard: Raspail (metropolitana de Paris)
  • Lombard: Raspail
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Raspail
  • Norwegian: Raspail
  • Polish: Raspail
  • Portuguese: Estação Raspail
  • Portuguese: Raspail
  • Russian: Распай
  • Spanish: Estacion de Raspail
  • Spanish: Estación de Raspail
  • Turkish: Raspail
  • Urdu: راسپل اسٹیشن

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Highlights include Lycée hôtelier Guillaume Tirel and Edgar Quinet - Raspail.

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