Passy (Paris Métro)

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Passy
 
Date opened 1903
Accesses
Municipality/
Arrondissement
Paris 16e
Fare zone 1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 6
Direction
Charles de Gaulle-Étoile
Direction
Nation
Trocadéro Bir-Hakeim
List of stations of the Paris Métro

Passy is a station of the Paris Métro.

[edit] History

It was named after the old village of Passy, and the Rue de Passy near the station. The villages of Passy, Chaillot and Auteuil were incorporated into Paris under Napoleon III in 1860 to form, with the Bois de Boulogne, the current 16th arrondissement of Paris.

[edit] Places of interest

The Eiffel Tower is across the Seine from Passy
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The Eiffel Tower is across the Seine from Passy

It is connected to the station of Bir-Hakeim and to the 15th arrondissement by the Pont de Bir-Hakeim opened in 1906 and classified as an historic monument. It is close to the Maison de Radio France, the headquarters of Radio France.


Paris Métro Line 6

Charles de Gaulle — Étoile  1 2 A · Kléber · Boissière · Trocadéro  9 · Passy · Bir-Hakeim · Dupleix · La Motte-Picquet — Grenelle  8 10 · Cambronne · Sèvres — Lecourbe · Pasteur  12 · Montparnasse — Bienvenüe  4 12 13 · Edgar Quinet · Raspail  4 · Denfert-Rochereau  4 B · Saint-Jacques · Glacière · Corvisart · Place d'Italie  5 7 · Nationale · Chevaleret · Quai de la Gare · Bercy  14 · Dugommier · Daumesnil  8 · Bel-Air · Picpus · Nation  1 2 9 A

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