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Quai de la Gare () is a
The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of Line 6 from
File:Quai-de-la-Gare-debut1900.jpg, Quai de la Gare station at the beginning of the 20th century
station
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on Line 6 of the Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architectur ...
. It is located at the intersection of the Quai de la Gare and Boulevard Vincent Auriol, in the 13th arrondissement.
History
The station opened on 1 March 1909 with the opening of the original section of Line 6 from Place d'Italie
The Place d'Italie (; ) is a public space in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The square has an average dimension somewhat less than 200 meters in extent (comprising about 30,000 m2), and the following streets meet there:
* Boulevard Vincent-Aur ...
to Nation
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(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
The Rive Gauche (; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, whereas the northern bank (or Rive Dr ...
of the Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
, which was a wharf opened in 1770 and serving the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital (, ) is a charitable hospital in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It is part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group and a teaching hospital of Sorbonne University.
History
The Salpêtrière ...
. 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
A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, Shelter in place, shelter, or soundproofing; or serves a decorative purpose. There are various types of walls, including border barriers between countr ...
; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in 1819.
As part of the RATP's ''Renouveau du metro'' program, the station was completely renovated in the 2000s. In 2021, attendance is gradually rising, with 1,735,465 passengers entering this station, placing it in the 202nd position of metro stations for its usage.
Passenger services
Access
The station has two accesses leading to either side of the central median of Boulevard Vincent-Auriol: * Access 1 - "Avenue de France" located to the right of nos. 11 and 12 of the boulevard; * Access 2 - "Pont de Bercy" facing nos. 1 and 2 of the boulevard. Each opens onto a communal area under the viaduct from where access to the platforms is by means of fixed stairs, escalators, or elevators.Station layout
Platforms
Quai de la Gare is an elevated station of standard configuration. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks, all established in a very slight curve and covered with a glass roof. The vertical walls are covered with bevelled white ceramic tiles on the inside, and bricks layered in geometric patterns on the outside. The advertising frames are made of white ceramic and the name of the station is inscribed inParisine
Parisine is a typeface that was created by Jean-François Porchez and is distributed by Typofonderie.
The typeface is used in Paris Métro, tramways and buses and the parts of RER parts that are operated by the RATP Group in Île-de-France. I ...
font on enamelled plaques. The ''Motte'' style seats are white and arranged on convex benches covered with flat white ceramic tiles. 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 blue light projectors. Access is via the eastern end.
Bus connections
The station is served by lines 61, 71, 89, 215 and 325 of the RATP Bus Network and, at night, by lines N131 and N133 of theNoctilien
Noctilien is the night bus service in Paris and its agglomeration. It is managed by the Île-de-France Mobilités (formerly the STIF), the Île-de-France regional public transit authority, and operated by RATP (with 32 lines) and Transilien S ...
bus network.
Nearby
Nearby are the Ministry of the Economy and Finance andAccorHotels Arena
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, although best served by the next station towards Nation, Bercy
Bercy () is a neighbourhood in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France, the city's 47th administrative neighbourhood.
History
Some of the oldest vestiges of human occupation in Paris were found on the territory of Bercy, dating from the late N ...
, which Line 6 reaches by crossing the Pont de Bercy
The Pont de Bercy (, ''Bridge of Bercy'') is a bridge over the Seine in Paris. It links the 12th and 13th arrondissement of Paris by extending the Boulevard de Bercy and Boulevard Vincent-Auriol. In addition to the roadway, the bridge also carri ...
.
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