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Javel () is a station on
RER C
RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. Briefly, betwe ...
in the 15th arrondissement of Paris
The 15th arrondissement of Paris () is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ('the fifteenth').
The 15th arrondissement, called , is situated on the Rive ...
, by the Pont Mirabeau.
The station is built on a bridge over the railway situated in a cutting. It was built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle
The Exposition Universelle of 1900 (), better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate develop ...
. The building is a metal structure filled in with plain bricks on the lower part and decor on the top part. Stone was used to build retainer walls along the two platforms of the station.
Javel is now a station on the RER C
RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. Briefly, betwe ...
line of the Paris express suburban rail system.
Gallery
Adjacent station
* Javel–André Citroën onParis Métro Line 10
Paris Métro Line 10 is one of 16 Paris métro, metro lines in Paris, France. The line links in Boulogne-Billancourt in the west with , traveling under the neighborhoods situated on the Rive Gauche in the southern half of Paris and the commune ...
is within walking distance.
Tourism
* Parc André CitroënSee also
*List of stations of the Paris RER
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* List of stations of the Paris Métro
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
* Javel, Paris
Javel () is the 60th administrative district of Paris situated in the 15th arrondissement.
Location
Situated on 261 hectares, the neighborhood is bordered to the north by Rue Linois and Rue des Entrepreneurs, to the east by Rue de la Croi ...
References
External links
* Réseau Express Régional stations Railway stations in Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1889 Buildings and structures in the 15th arrondissement of Paris {{ParisRER-stub