Glacière () is an elevated station of the

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serving line 6 in the 13th arrondissement.

Location

The elevated station overlooks

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, northwest of its intersection with the Rue de la Glacière. Oriented approximately along a north-west / south-east axis, it is located between the stations Saint-Jacques and Corvisart.

History

The station opened as part of the former Line 2 South on 24 April 1906, when it was extended from Passy to Place d'Italie. On 14 October 1907 ''Line 2 South'' was incorporated into Line 5. It was incorporated into line 6 on 12 October 1942. The station is named after the ''Rue de la Glacière'' (meaning "iceworks street") because, before the invention of the electric refrigerator, ice was collected in the area from the ponds of the river Bièvre during the winter and stored for the summer in wells built for the purpose. It was the location of the ''Barrière de Glacière'' (or ''Barrière de l'Ourcine'' during the

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), a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the

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; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in the nineteenth century.

Passenger services

Access

The station has a single access called ''Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui'', leading to the median strip of this boulevard, to the right of no. 124.

Station layout

Platforms

Glacière is a standard configuration elevated station. It has two platforms separated by metro tracks, all covered by a glass roof in the style of the steel railway station marquees of the time. The vertical walls are covered with white ceramic tiles on the inside and brick with geometric patterns on the outside. The advertising frames are white ceramic and the name of the station is written in

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type font on enamelled plates fixed to the metal frame. The ''Motte'' style seats are red. The lighting is semi-direct, projected on the ground by blue ceiling lights, on the walls by partially concealed tubes and on the frame by projectors of blue light. The accesses to the station are made through the western end.

Bus connections

The station is served by Lines 21 and 64 of the

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Places of interest

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located an episode of ''

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'' in the nearby ''Rue du Champ de l'Alouette'', where there used to be tanneries. The headquarters of the daily newspaper ''

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'' occupies the building at 80 Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui since 2004.

Gallery

File:Paris-bvd-auguste-blanqui.jpg, Under the viaduct at Glacière

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Glaciere (Paris Metro) Paris Métro stations in the 13th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1906