Invalides is a
stationA metro station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on
lines 8Paris Métro Line 8 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. It connects the Balard stations in South-West, to Creteil - Prefecture in South-East, according to a parabolic route on the right bank of river Seine. It was the last line of the original 1898 plan for Paris Métro and it was initially...
and
13Paris Métro Line 13 is one of 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. The line links Saint-Denis and Gennevilliers in the northern suburbs of Paris to Châtillon in the south. It is the fifth busiest line on the netwok...
of the
Paris MétroThe Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit system in Paris. It is a symbol of the city, notable for its station architecture, influenced by Art Nouveau. It has 16 lines, mostly underground, and a total length of 214 km . There are 300 stations...
and
RERThe RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre subway and a pre-existing set of regional rail lines. Within the city of Paris, the RER is as an express network with multiple connections with the Paris Métro...
in the 7th arrondissement, located near and named after
Les InvalidesLes Invalides in Paris, France, is a complex of buildings in the city's 7th arrondissement containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose...
.
The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of
Line 8Paris Métro Line 8 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. It connects the Balard stations in South-West, to Creteil - Prefecture in South-East, according to a parabolic route on the right bank of river Seine. It was the last line of the original 1898 plan for Paris Métro and it was initially...
between
BeaugrenelleCharles Michels is a station on line 10 was of the Paris Metro in the 15th arrondissements.-History:The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of line 8 between Beaugrenelle and Opéra...
(now
Charles Michels on
line 10Paris Métro Line 10 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. The line links the Pont de Saint Cloud in Boulogne in the west with the Gare d'Austerlitz. It has the least traffic of any of the 14 main metro lines ....
) and
OpéraOpéra is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the nearby Opera Garnier, built by the architect Charles Garnier. It is located at the end of the Avenue de l'Opera, one of the accesses being opposite the Opera, and serves the district of the Boulevard Haussmann...
. The line 13 platforms were opened on 20 December 1923 as part of the original section of line 10 between
Invalides and
Croix Rouge (a station east of
Sèvres - BabyloneSèvres-Babylone is a station on lines 10 and 12 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of the Boulelvard Raspail and the Rue de Sèvres, on the border of the 6th arrondissement and 7th arrondissements, near le Bon Marché department store....
, which was closed during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
).
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Invalides is a
stationA metro station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on
lines 8Paris Métro Line 8 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. It connects the Balard stations in South-West, to Creteil - Prefecture in South-East, according to a parabolic route on the right bank of river Seine. It was the last line of the original 1898 plan for Paris Métro and it was initially...
and
13Paris Métro Line 13 is one of 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. The line links Saint-Denis and Gennevilliers in the northern suburbs of Paris to Châtillon in the south. It is the fifth busiest line on the netwok...
of the
Paris MétroThe Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit system in Paris. It is a symbol of the city, notable for its station architecture, influenced by Art Nouveau. It has 16 lines, mostly underground, and a total length of 214 km . There are 300 stations...
and
RERThe RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre subway and a pre-existing set of regional rail lines. Within the city of Paris, the RER is as an express network with multiple connections with the Paris Métro...
in the 7th arrondissement, located near and named after
Les InvalidesLes Invalides in Paris, France, is a complex of buildings in the city's 7th arrondissement containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose...
.
The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of
Line 8Paris Métro Line 8 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. It connects the Balard stations in South-West, to Creteil - Prefecture in South-East, according to a parabolic route on the right bank of river Seine. It was the last line of the original 1898 plan for Paris Métro and it was initially...
between
BeaugrenelleCharles Michels is a station on line 10 was of the Paris Metro in the 15th arrondissements.-History:The station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of line 8 between Beaugrenelle and Opéra...
(now
Charles Michels on
line 10Paris Métro Line 10 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. The line links the Pont de Saint Cloud in Boulogne in the west with the Gare d'Austerlitz. It has the least traffic of any of the 14 main metro lines ....
) and
OpéraOpéra is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the nearby Opera Garnier, built by the architect Charles Garnier. It is located at the end of the Avenue de l'Opera, one of the accesses being opposite the Opera, and serves the district of the Boulevard Haussmann...
. The line 13 platforms were opened on 20 December 1923 as part of the original section of line 10 between
Invalides and
Croix Rouge (a station east of
Sèvres - BabyloneSèvres-Babylone is a station on lines 10 and 12 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of the Boulelvard Raspail and the Rue de Sèvres, on the border of the 6th arrondissement and 7th arrondissements, near le Bon Marché department store....
, which was closed during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
). On 27 July 1937 the section of line 10 between
Invalides and
DurocDuroc is a station on lines 10 and 13 of the Paris Métro on the borders of the 6th, 7th and 15th arrondissement.The line 10 station was opened on 30 December 1923 as part of the first section of the ligne circulaire interieur from Invalides to Croix Rouge...
was transferred to become the first section of old line 14, which was connected under the
SeineThe Seine is a slow-flowing major river and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of Paris, France. It is also a tourist attraction, with excursion boats offering sightseeing tours of the Rive Droite...
and incorporated into line 13 on 9 November 1976.
The
Palais BourbonThe Palais Bourbon, a palace located on the left bank of the Seine, across from the Place de la Concorde, Paris , is the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower legislative chamber of the French government.-History:...
, seat of the
French National AssemblyThe French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The other is the Senate ....
(the lower house of the
French ParliamentThe government of the French Republic is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be "an indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic"...
) is nearby.
Lines serving this station
- Métro 8
Paris Métro Line 8 is one of 16 metro lines in Paris, France. It connects the Balard stations in South-West, to Creteil - Prefecture in South-East, according to a parabolic route on the right bank of river Seine. It was the last line of the original 1898 plan for Paris Métro and it was initially...
- Métro 13
Paris Métro Line 13 is one of 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. The line links Saint-Denis and Gennevilliers in the northern suburbs of Paris to Châtillon in the south. It is the fifth busiest line on the netwok...
- RER C
The RER C is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Pontoise , Versailles – Rive Gauche and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Massy-Palaiseau , Dourdan-la-Forêt , Saint-Martin d'Étampes and Versailles – Chantiers * First inauguration : 1979*...
See also