Chemin Vert station

Chemin Vert is a metro station on Line 8 in Paris, located under Boulevard Beaumarchais between Rue Saint-Gilles and Rue du Chemin-Vert. It lies between Saint-Sébastien-Froissart and Bastille stations along a north-south axis.

The station opened on May 5, 1931, as part of an extension from Richelieu-Drouot to Porte de Charenton. Its name originates from the Rue de Chemin Vert, an old footpath through market gardens that was later extended in 1868.

In 2001 and 2006, the station underwent renovation as part of RATP's Renouveau du Metro program. The platforms were modernized with interwar-style decorations, new lighting, and advertising frames featuring plant motifs. In 2018, half of the station's nameplates were temporarily replaced with spring-themed designs.

The station has two entrances on Boulevard Beaumarchais: one near Rue Saint-Gilles and Place des Vosges (access to nos. 59 and 61), and another near Rue du Chemin-Vert (nos. 52 and 54). The interior features a standard metro layout with elliptical vaults, white ceramic tiles, purple wooden benches, and advertising frames in brown earthenware.

Bus connections include RATP lines 29, 69, and 91, as well as Noctilien lines N01 and N02 at night. Nearby attractions include Canal Saint-Martin, Place des Vosges with Square Louis-XIII, Maison de Victor Hugo, Musée Picasso, and Jardin Arnaud-Beltrame.

In 2020, the station served 685,294 passengers.