Michel Bizot (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl bizo]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the 12th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby avenue du Général-Michel-Bizot, which is in turn named after the French military engineer General Michel Brice Bizot (1795–1855), fatally shot at the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
The station opened on 5 May 1931 as part of the extension of line 8 from Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Charenton.
As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 6 July 2005.
In 2019, the station was used by 1,906,545 passengers, making it the 251st busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.
In 2020, the station was used by 910,938 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 254th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.
In 2021, the station was used by 1,403,416 passengers, making it the 245th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.
The station has 4 accesses:
The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
The station is also served by line 46 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by line N33 of the Noctilien bus network.
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