Arsenal (French pronunciation: [aʁsnal]) is a ghost station on the Paris métro, situated on line 5 between the stations of Bastille and Quai de la Rapée, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Arsenal station opened to the public in 1906. [1] It was closed on 2 September 1939, as a result of the mobilization of employees of the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) in World War II. [2] [1] It was never reopened and today serves as a training centre for RATP agents.[ citation needed] Access to the station is situated on Boulevard Bourdon.
Because of the station's location (just before Quai de la Rapée in the direction towards Voie des Finances), the station played a key element in the film La Grosse Caisse, starring Bourvil in 1965. [1]
It has been proposed to convert Arsenal into a swimming pool, theatre, restaurant or sculpture gallery. [2] [3]
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