Invalides () is a station on Line 8 and Line 13 of the

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, as well as a station on

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. Located in the 7th arrondissement, it is situated near and named after Les Invalides, although La Tour-Maubourg (Line 8) and Varenne (Line 13) are closer to the building.

History

The Métro station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of Line 8 between Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels on Line 10) and Opéra. The Line 13 platforms were opened on 20 December 1923 as part of the original section of Line 10 between Invalides and Croix-Rouge (a station east of Sèvres – Babylone, which was closed during

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). On 27 July 1937 the section of Line 10 between Invalides and Duroc was transferred to become the first section of the old Line 14, which was connected under the Seine and incorporated into Line 13 on 9 November 1976. The

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, seat of the

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(the lower house of the

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), is nearby, also served by

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on Line 12.

Lines serving this station

* Métro 8 * Métro 13 *

Passenger services

Access

The station has a single access to the eastern part of the Esplanade des Invalides near the intersection of Rue de Constantine and Rue de l'Université.

Station layout

Métro

RER

Gallery

Gare des Invalides 2.JPG, Street-level entrance at Invalides

Métro

Metro Paris - Ligne 8 - Station Invalides (2).jpg,

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rolling stock on Line 8 at Invalides Ligne-13-invalides-portes-a.jpg, Line 13 platforms at Invalides with

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s Metro Paris - Ligne 13 - Station Invalides (5).jpg, Line 13 platforms prior to installation of automatic platform gates

RER

Invalides-Accès RER.JPG, Invalides RER ticket hall RER C - Gare des Invalides (3).jpg,

platforms at Invalides RER C - Gare des Invalides (4).jpg, RER C platforms at Invalides

RER Station

The RER station was opened on 31 May 1902 by the

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. It was originally a terminus but was extended to

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& the line converted to

in 1979.

Nearby

Hôtel des Invalides The Hôtel des Invalides ( en, "house of invalids"), commonly called Les Invalides (), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as ...

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Invalides (Paris Metro and RER) Paris Métro stations in the 7th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1913 Réseau Express Régional stations Paris Métro stations located underground Railway stations located underground in France

History

Lines serving this station

Passenger services

Access

Station layout

Métro

RER

Gallery

Métro

RER

RER Station

Nearby

See also

External links