La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle

La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle (French pronunciation: [la mɔt pikɛ ɡʁənɛl]) is a station of the Paris Métro, at the interconnection of Line 6, Line 8 and Line 10 in the 15th arrondissement. The station combines underground and elevated platforms. It is named after the Avenue de la Motte-Picquet and Boulevard de Grenelle, as the station is located at the intersection of these two streets. It is a major Paris Métro interconnection on the Rive Gauche, the most important west of Montparnasse.

La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle
Paris Métro station
Line 8 (to Pointe du Lac) and Line 10 (to Gare d'Austerlitz) platforms at La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle
Location	15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°50′57″N 2°17′53″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	24 April 1906 (1906-04-24) (Line 6) 13 July 1913 (1913-07-13) (Line 10) 27 July 1937 (1937-07-27) (Line 8)
Previous names	La Motte-Piquet (1906-1913)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Dupleix toward Charles de Gaulle–Étoile Cambronne toward Nation Commerce toward Balard École Militaire toward Créteil – Pointe du Lac Avenue Émile Zola toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud Ségur toward Gare d'Austerlitz
Location
La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle Location within Paris

History

Diagram showing the rerouting of lines in 1937

The elevated station first opened on 24 April 1906 under the name La Motte-Piquet, as part of the extension of Line 2 South from Passy to Place d'Italie. On 14 October 1907, Line 2 South was incorporated into Line 5. On 12 October 1942 the section of Line 5 between Étoile and Place d'Italie, including La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle, was transferred to Line 6.

On 13 July 1913, underground platforms were opened as part of the original section of Line 8 between Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels) and Opéra via La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle. The section of Line 8 from La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle to Charles Michels and Porte d'Auteuil was transferred to Line 10 on 27 July 1937 when Line 8 was extended to Balard and an underground track for Line 10 was opened linking La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle with Duroc.

Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte was a Louis XV and Louis XIV era Admiral of the French Royal Navy, noted for his involvement in French naval support for the Americans during the American Revolutionary War, notably in the Battle of Grenada and the Siege of Savannah.

The neighbourhood of Grenelle was constituted as a peripheral commune to Paris during the second quarter of the 19th century and finally incorporated into the city in 1860 by the Baron Haussmann under Napoleon III.

Station layout

Line 6 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile	← toward Charles de Gaulle–Étoile (Dupleix)
	toward Nation	→ toward Nation (Cambronne) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

1F

Mezzanine

Street Level

B1

Mezzanine

Lines 8/10 platforms	Southbound line 8	← toward Balard (Commerce)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Westbound line 10	← toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud (Avenue Émile Zola)
	Eastbound line 10	→ toward Gare d'Austerlitz (Ségur) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound line 8	→ toward Pointe du Lac (École Militaire) →

Gallery

• 
  Line 6 station exterior
• 
  Line 6 MP 73 rolling stock at La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.