Mirabeau (Paris Métro)

Mirabeau
Paris Métro rapid transit station
Location	Place de Barcelone 75016 Paris
Owned by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	0712
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	30 September 1913
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Chardon Lagache One-way operation Eastbound only Javel – André Citroën toward Gare d'Austerlitz

Mirabeau (French pronunciation: ​[miʁabo]) is a rapid transit station on Line 10 of the Paris Métro system. Located in the 16th arrondissement of the city, it is served solely by eastbound trains to Gare d'Austerlitz.

Location[]

Located on the Right Bank of the Seine (despite being geographically west of the Left Bank as a result of the river's curvature), Mirabeau station lies within the 16th arrondissement of Paris, a largely residential and upscale area in the western section of the city. Nearby is the Pont Mirabeau, which crosses the Seine.

Mirabeau is located very close to Église d'Auteuil station; the two stations can be considered twins, with Mirabeau serving eastbound traffic and Église d'Auteuil serving westbound traffic, but they each have separate entrances and exits.

History[]

The station opened on 30 September 1913 as part of the extension of line 8 from Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels) to Porte d'Auteuil. On 29 July 1937, line 10 was extended from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle and the section of line 8 between La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle and Porte d'Auteuil, including Mirabeau, was transferred to line 10.

Station layout[]

Street Level	Street level	Exit
Platform	Westbound (no platform)	← does not stop here (Église d'Auteuil)
	Eastbound	→ toward Gare d'Austerlitz (Javel – André Citroën) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Like other Métro stations, Mirabeau was built using the cut-and-cover method; as a result, it lies directly underneath rue Mirabeau, which gives the station its name (which in turn is named after Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, a statesman during the French Revolution). There is only one platform serving eastbound trains; the westbound track rises along a relatively steep ramp in order to stay near the surface, turning to the west of the station in a northerly direction so as to run underneath rue Wilhem on the way to Église d'Auteuil station.^[1]

Exits[]

There are two access points at Mirabeau station:

1.  avenue de Versailles: one stairway at 63 avenue de Versailles (Place de Barcelone)
2.  rue Mirabeau: one stairway at 3 rue Mirabeau

Gallery[]

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  Line 10 platform at Mirabeau

References[]

Coordinates: 48°50′48″N 2°16′18″E / 48.84674°N 2.27171°E / 48.84674; 2.27171