Quai de la Gare (Paris Métro)
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Location | 13th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°50′13″N 2°22′22″E / 48.837069°N 2.372773°ECoordinates: 48°50′13″N 2°22′22″E / 48.837069°N 2.372773°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1 March 1909 | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Quai de la Gare Location within Paris |
Quai de la Gare (French pronunciation: [kɛ d(ə) la ɡaʁ]) is a station on Line 6 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of the Quai de la Gare and Boulevard Vincent Auriol, in the 13th arrondissement.
History[]
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The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of Line 6 from Place d'Italie to Nation (although part of Line 5—some dating back to 2 October 1900—was incorporated into Line 6 on 12 October 1942). It is named after the Quai de la Gare on the Rive Gauche of the Seine, which was a wharf opened in 1770 and serving the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. Nearby was the location of the Barrière de la Gare, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in 1819.
Nearby are the Ministry of the Economy and Finance and AccorHotels Arena, although best served by the next station towards Nation, Bercy, which Line 6 reaches by crossing the Pont de Bercy.
Station layout[]
The station has 2 exits.[1]
Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← ![]() ![]() | |
Eastbound | ![]() ![]() | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
1F | Mezzanine for platform connection |
Street Level |
Gallery[]
Quai de la Gare station at the beginning of the 20th century
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References[]
- ^ Quai de la Gare: Exits, www.pariswayout.com accessed January 25, 2019.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
- Paris Métro line 6
- Paris Métro stations in the 13th arrondissement of Paris
- Railway stations in France opened in 1909