Hoche station

Hoche (French: [ɔʃ] ^ⓘ) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5. It is named after the nearby rue Hoche, which in turn was named after Lazare Hoche (1768-1797), a general during the French Revolution who at the age of 25, commanded the Army of the Moselle in which he drove the Austrians back to Wœrth, cleared Landau and Alsace. The platform in the direction of Bobigny contains in a display case where a bust of Lazare Hoche as well as several images evoking his life as a general were installed.

The station opened on 12 October 1942 when the line was extended from Gare du Nord to Église de Pantin.

As part of the "Renouveau du métro" programme by the RATP, the station was renovated and modernised on 30 August 2002.

In 2024, it will be served by line 3 of the T Zen network, a bus rapid transit system. It was originally slated to open in 2018, then postponed to the end of 2022, then again to 2024.

In 2019, the station was used by 4,995,902 passengers, making it the 83rd busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.

In 2020, the station was used by 2,616,315 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 77th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

In 2021, the station was used by 3,928,404 passengers, making it the 59th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.

The station has three accesses: