Rue du Bac (Paris Métro)

Rue du Bac
Paris Métro station
Location	7th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′20″N 2°19′32″E / 48.85569°N 2.325607°E / 48.85569; 2.325607Coordinates: 48°51′20″N 2°19′32″E / 48.85569°N 2.325607°E / 48.85569; 2.325607
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 November 1910 (1910-11-05)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Sèvres - Babylone toward Mairie d'Issy Solférino toward Front Populaire
Location
Rue du Bac Location within Paris

Rue du Bac (French pronunciation: ​[ʁy dy bak]) is a station on Line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 7th arrondissement.

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. It is named after the Rue du Bac, a street leading to a ferry (bac) across the Seine used in 1564 during the construction of the Tuileries Palace.

Nearby are the Hôtel Matignon (the official residence of the Prime Minister of France) and the Maison de Verre (a house built between 1928 and 1932 in an early modern style).

Station layout[]

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

Gallery[]

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  Street-level entrance at Rue du Bac

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  Rue du Bac platform signage

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rue du Bac (Paris Metro).

References[]

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.