Paris Métro Line 6

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line 6

Year opened

1909

Last extension

1942

Rolling stock

MP 73

Stations served

Length

13.6 km

Length

8.5 mi

Average interstation

504 m

Journeys made

104,102,370 (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). It is the sixth busiest line on the network. The line is built on an elevated viaduct for more than half of its length.

1 Chronology
2 Stations renamed
3 Map
4 Tourism
5 See also
6 External links

[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.

[edit] Tourism

Passy viaduct on Pont de Bir-Hakeim

Ligne 6 train at the Bir-Hakeim station.

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.