Tolbiac (Paris Métro)

Tolbiac
Date opened 7 March 1930 (1930)
Municipality/
Arrondissement
the 13th arrondissement of Paris
Fare zone 1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 7
Direction
Villejuif or
Mairie d'Ivry
Direction
La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945
Maison Blanche Place d'Italie
List of stations of the Paris Métro
Location of metro station

Tolbiac is a station of the Paris Métro. It is at the crossroads of two main roads, the Avenue d'Italie and the Rue de Tolbiac. It is near the Asian Quarter and the Parc de Choisy.

Tolbiac opened as part of a planned section of Line 7, which was temporarily operated as part of Line 10 until the completion of the under-Seine crossing of line 7 from Pont de Sully to Place Monge. On 7 March 1930 the line was extended from Place d'Italie to Porte de Choisy, including Tolbiac. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. It is named after the Rue de Tolbiac. Tolbiac was the site of a battle near Cologne, where the Franks under Clovis I beat the Alamanni in 496.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Miquel, Pierre (1993) (in French). Petite Histoire des Stations de Métro (Little History of Metro Stations). Editions Albin Michel.