Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (Paris Métro)

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Paris Métro
Location Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°48′37″N 2°21′43″E / 48.810388°N 2.361849°ECoordinates: 48°48′37″N 2°21′43″E / 48.810388°N 2.361849°E
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 10 December 1982
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Villejuif - Léo Lagrange
toward Villejuif - Louis Aragon
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7
Villejuif branch
toward La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945
Location
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Location within Paris

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre is a station of the Paris Métro, serving the Villejuif branch of Line 7. It was opened when Line 7 was extended from Maison Blanche on 10 December 1982.

This station's noticeable name is actually the name of the commune, which is in its turn is derived from a tavern "Au sergent du Kremlin", a meeting place for French war veterans around 1813,[1] and Bicêtre, an alteration of Winchester, England, the bishop of which owned property here.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Connecting level
Line 7 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon (Villejuif – Léo Lagrange)
Northbound toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Maison Blanche) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ↑ Adrian Room, Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings for Over 5, 000 Natural Features, Countries, Capitals, Territories, Cities and Historic Sites, McFarland & Co Inc (2003), page 190, isbn=978-0-7864-1814-5
Paris Métro Line 7