Gare d'Austerlitz () is a station on the

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architec ...

, serving line 5 and forming the eastern

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of line 10 in the

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and the 13th arrondissements. The Line 5 station hall, "probably the most atypical of the Paris Métro", is open to the exterior though under the roof of the mainline Gare d'Austerlitz and forms part of a sinuous elevated section which has been "considered an exceptional work of urban railway insertion".

History

The station was opened on 26 April 1931 with the opening of the original section of line 5 between Place d'Italie and ''Gare d'Orléans'', as ''Gare d'Austerlitz'' was then known. It was the northern terminus of the line until it was extended to Quai de la Rapée (then called ''Place Mazas'') on 13 July 1906. The line 10 platforms opened on 12 July 1939 when the line was extended from Jussieu. The station was originally named the ''Gare d'Orléans'' after the main station of the

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company, which had opened a line from Paris to the south, via

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, the most decisive French victory in the

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Passenger services

Access

The station has several entrances: * Arrivals and departures Grandes Lignes: escalators and stairs in the station, by RER C * Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Rue Buffon side: a staircase at 2 Boulevard de l'Hôpital * Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Rue Nicolas-Houël side: a staircase at 6 Boulevard de l'Hôpital * Boulevard de l'Hôpital, odd side SNCF Austerlitz station: a stairway Boulevard de l'Hôpital in front of the station entrance * Departure court Grandes Lignes: a staircase * SNCF Departure Grandes Lignes Quai d'Austerlitz: a staircase * SNCF Arrivals Grandes Lignes: escalators and stairs in the station, by the RER C

Station layout

Bus and other connections

The station is served by Lines 24, 57, 61, 63, 89, 91 and 215 of the

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. It is also served by the OpenTour tourist line. In addition, it is served at night by Lines N01, N02, N31, N131 and N133 of the

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bus network. The line offered a connection with the

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river line between 2008 and 2011. The station also offers a connection with Line C of the RER. SNCF trains head towards the southwest of France.

Gallery

File:Rame Station Métro Gare Austerlitz Ligne 5 - Paris XIII (FR75) - 2022-04-28 - 2.jpg, Line 5 platforms File:Metro 10 Austerlitz.jpg, Line 10 platforms at Gare d'Austerlitz

References

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