Paris Métro Line 6

Paris Métro Line 6

Infobox Paris Network
Line=line 6
ColourName=#78c696
TextColour=Black
YearOpened=1909
LastExtension=1942
RollingStock=MP 73
StationsServed=28
LengthKm=13.6
AverageInterstation=504
LengthMiles=8.5
AnnualPassengers=104,102,370

Paris Métro Line 6 is one of 16 Paris metro lines. Line 6 forms the southern part of a circular metro route (with line 2 forming the northern half). It is the sixth busiest line on the network. The line is built on an elevated viaduct for more than half of its length.

Chronology

*October 2, 1900: The section between Etoile and Trocadéro opened as an extension of line 1.
*November 6, 1903: The line was extended from Trocadéro to Passy and became known as line 2 Sud (2 South).
*April 24, 1906: Line 2 Sud was extended from Passy to Place d'Italie.
*October 14, 1907: Line 2 Sud from Etoile to Place d'Italie was incorporated into line 5.
*March 1, 1909: Line 6 was opened between Place d'Italie and Nation.
*October 12, 1942: The Etoile - Place d'Italie section was transferreed from line 5 to the line 6 (Place d'Italie - Nation) in order to separate the underground and elevated sections of the metro (because the latter were more vulnerable to air attack).
*1974: The rails were converted for rubber-tyred trains

Map and Stations


tations renamed

*October 15, 1907: Avenue de Suffren station (then on line 5) renamed Rue de Sèvres.
*March 11, 1910: Montparnasse station (then on line 5) renamed Avenue du Maine.
*November 1, 1913: Rue de Sèvres station (then on line 5) renamed Sèvres - Lecourbe.
*June 30, 1933: Avenue du Maine station (then on line 5) renamed Bienvenüe.
*March 1, 1937: Saint-Mandé renamed Picpus.
*July 12, 1939: Charenton renamed Dugommier.
*October 6, 1942: Bienvenüe station (then on line 5) renamed Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.
*June 18, 1949: Grenelle renamed Bir-Hakeim.
*1970: Etoile renamed Charles de Gaulle - Etoile.

Tourism

*Some of the stations on the line 6 are built on a viaduct offering views on Paris. The view from the Pont de Bir-Hakeim between Passy and Bir-Hakeim is especially breathtaking with a panorama on the Eiffel Tower.
*Metro line 6 passes near several places of interest :
**The Place de l'Étoile and the Arc de Triomphe.
**The place du Trocadéro.
**The Eiffel Tower and the Champ de Mars.
**Montparnasse, with its famous cafés and the Montparnasse Tower.
**Place d'Italie and the Butte aux Cailles.
**At Bercy, the Ministry of Finance, Paris-Bercy sports Arena and their gardens.
**Place de la Nation.

Gallery


Bir-Hakeim

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Chevaleret
Glacière
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La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle
Montparnasse - Bienvenüe
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Nationale
Passy
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Quai de la Gare
Trocadéro
Charles de Gaulle - Étoile

ee also

* List of stations of the Paris Métro
* List of stations of the Paris RER

External links

* [http://ratp.fr/ RATP official website]
* [http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/index.php# RATP english speaking website]
* [http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/carterer.php Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)]
* [http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/carteparis.php Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)]
* [http://membres.lycos.fr/mobidf/ Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial)]
* [http://www.metro-pole.net/ Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial)]


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