Paris Métro Line 6

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line 6
Year opened 1909
Last extension 1942
Rolling stock MP 73
Stations served 28
Length 13.6 km
Length 8.5 mi
Average interstation 504 m
Journeys made 100,700,000 (per annum)
Paris public transport
Métro lines
line 1 line 7bis
line 2 line 8
line 3 line 9
line 3bis line 10
line 4 line 11
line 5 line 12
line 6 line 13
line 7 line 14
RER lines
line A line D
line B line E
line C
Suburban rail (Transilien)
Saint-Lazare Nord
La Défense Est
Montparnasse Lyon
Airport shuttles
CDGVAL Orlyval
Bus
Bus (RATP) Noctilien
  Bus (Optile)  
Tramway
Tramway T1 Tramway T2
Tramway T3 Tramway T4

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). The line is built on an elevated viaduct for more than half of its length.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Stations 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.

[edit] Map

Geographically accurate path of Paris metro line 6.
Geographically accurate path of Paris metro line 6.

[edit] Tourism

Passy viaduct on Pont de Bir-Hakeim
Passy viaduct on Pont de Bir-Hakeim

[edit] See also

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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