Rennes (Paris Métro)

Rennes
Paris Métro station
Location	6th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′53″N 2°19′40″E / 48.848193°N 2.327763°E / 48.848193; 2.327763Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 2°19′40″E / 48.848193°N 2.327763°E / 48.848193; 2.327763
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	November 5th 1910 (1910-11-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Notre-Dame-des-Champs toward Mairie d'Issy Sèvres - Babylone toward Front Populaire
Location
Rennes Location within Paris

Rennes (French pronunciation: [ʁɛn] (listen)) is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 6th arrondissement.

Located in the 6th arrondissement, part of the Left Bank of the city, Rennes is one of a number of Line 12 stations underneath Boulevard Raspail, in this case at its intersection with . It is from this street that it takes its name, in turn named after the city of Rennes.

The station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the Nord-Sud Company's line A between Porte de Versailles and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. On 27 March 1931 line A became line 12 of the Métro. The station was closed during World War II, and did not reopen until September 1968. For a period of time whilst closed, it was used to experiment with advertising schemes which could be viewed from passing trains.

Until 2004, this station was closed after 8pm Monday to Saturday, and was also closed all day on Sundays and public holidays. Today, it is open according to the same schedule as all other Métro stations.

Station layout[]

Line 12 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Mairie d'Issy (Notre-Dame-des-Champs)
	Northbound	→ toward Front Populaire (Sèvres – Babylone) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right