Nation (Paris Métro and RER)
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3, pl. de la Nation 15, pl. de la Nation 11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°50′54″N 2°23′45″E / 48.848389°N 2.3958°ECoordinates: 48°50′54″N 2°23′45″E / 48.848389°N 2.3958°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 19 July 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nation Location within Paris |
Nation is a station of the Paris Métro and of Île-de-France's regional high-speed RER. It serves lines 1, 2, 6 and 9 of the Paris Métro and line A of the RER. It takes its name from its location at the Place de la Nation.
The line 1 station opened as part of the first stage of the line between Porte de Vincennes and Porte Maillot on 19 July 1900. The line 2 platforms opened when the line was extended from Bagnolet (now Alexandre Dumas) on 2 April 1903. The line 6 platforms opened when the line was extended from Place d'Italie to Nation on 1 March 1909. The line 9 platforms opened when the first stage of the line was extended from Richelieu – Drouot to Porte de Montreuil on 10 December 1933. On 12 December 1969, the RER station was opened as a new Paris terminus for the Ligne de Vincennes, replacing the old Gare de La Bastille. On 8 December 1977 the central section of line A opened from Nation to Auber.
It is named after the Place de la Nation, named in honour of Bastille Day in 1880. Previously it was called the Place du Trône, where guillotines were set up during the French Revolution.
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exits/Entrances |
M | Mezzanine | Connecting level, to Exits/Entrances |
P Lines 1, 2, and 6 platform level |
Westbound line 2 | toward Porte Dauphine (Avron) → |
Westbound line 2 | toward Porte Dauphine (Avron) → | |
Westbound line 1 | ← toward La Défense – Grande Arche (Reuilly – Diderot) | |
Eastbound line 1 | toward Château de Vincennes (Porte de Vincennes) → | |
Westbound line 6 | ← toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (Picpus) | |
Westbound line 6 | ← toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (Picpus) | |
Line 9 platforms | ||
Westbound | ← toward Pont de Sèvres (Rue des Boulets) | |
Eastbound | toward Mairie de Montreuil (Buzenval) → | |
Gallery
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nation (Paris Metro). |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de la Nation. |