Quai de la Gare (Paris Métro)

Quai de la Gare (French pronunciation: [kɛ də la ɡaʁ]) is a station on Line 6 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of the Quai de la Gare and Boulevard Vincent Auriol, in the 13th arrondissement.

Quai de la Gare
Paris Métro station
MP 73 train at Quai de la Gare
Location13th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′13″N 2°22′22″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened1 March 1909 (1909-03)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
toward Nation
Location
Quai de la Gare
Location within Paris

History
Barrière de la Gare, a gate in the Wall of the Farmers-General once stood nearby

The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of Line 6 from Place d'Italie to Nation (although part of Line 5—some dating back to 2 October 1900—was incorporated into Line 6 on 12 October 1942). It is named after the Quai de la Gare on the Rive Gauche of the Seine, which was a wharf opened in 1770 and serving the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. Nearby was the location of the Barrière de la Gare, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in 1819.

Nearby are the Ministry of the Economy and Finance and AccorHotels Arena, although best served by the next station towards Nation, Bercy, which Line 6 reaches by crossing the Pont de Bercy.

Station layout

The station has 2 exits.[1]

Platform level Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← toward Charles de Gaulle–Étoile (Chevaleret)
Eastbound → toward Nation (Bercy) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
1F Mezzanine for platform connection
Street Level
  • Quai de la Gare station at the beginning of the 20th century
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References
  1. Quai de la Gare: Exits, www.pariswayout.com accessed January 25, 2019.
  • Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
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