The station opened on 24 April 1906.
It is situated in the 14th arrondissement. It is served by the metro lines 4 and 6. The station takes its name from François-Vincent Raspail (1794 - 1878), a French statesman and chemist.
The walls in the corridor are tiled white with a turquoise top row. The turquoise tiles have a 3D flower pattern.
Platform line 4
Line 4 started operation on 30 October 1909.
The walls of the platform are tiled in white with raised centres.
The advertisements are in white ceramic frames.
The edge of the platform is marked with a white line and a row of nobbed tiles. The floor is painted grey.
The curved ceiling is painted white.
The turquoise metal seats are screwed on a silver bar fixed to the bottom of the wall.
The lights shine upwards and reflect on the metal top.
The two tracks are separated by a picket fence.
Access to the platform is from the side, near the end of the platform.
The signage is in mixed case on a blue sign. Below it is an announcement by the RATP.
A fire extinguisher and an alarm station to call staff have been placed next to it, in a narrow extension from the wall.
Platform line 6
Line 6 started operation on 24 April 1906 as part of the line 2 Sud. On 14 October 1907 it became part of the line 5 before being transferred to the line 6 on 6 October 1942.
The platform is very similar to that of platform 4. The bowl-shaped seats are baby-blue.
The electronic display shows the time, the waiting time for the next two trains and the line operating at the platform.
You can also buy a drink from a machine at the entrance to the platform.
The edge of the platform is marked in white, with no additional yellow line. A row of about 20 cm wide nobbed tiles has been added to warn sight-impaired travellers of the edge.
The signage is in upper-and lowercase on a blue sign. Below it is a map of the network with zones.
The ceiling is painted white.
The tracks are between the two platforms.