Porte d'Auteuil () is a métro station serving Line 10 (westbound only). It is situated in the

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History

The station opened on 30 September 1913 as part of the extension of line 8 from ''Beaugrenelle'' (now ''Charles Michels''). On 29 July 1937, line 10 was extended from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle and the section of line 8 between ''La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle'' and ''Porte d'Auteuil'', including ''Porte d'Auteuil'' was transferred to line 10. Prior to 3 October 1980, when the line was extended to Boulogne - Jean Jaurès, trains ran on to Michel-Ange - Molitor to return to the east. The station is named after the ''Porte d'Auteuil'', a gate in the nineteenth century

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of Paris, which was located in the district of ''Auteuil'', which was mostly incorporated in the 16th arrondissement in 1860, with the remainder absorbed into the

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of Boulogne-Billancourt.

Station layout

Tourism

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, home to the French Open tennis tournament. * Parc des Princes * Stade Jean-Bouin *

Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil The Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil () is a botanical garden set within a major greenhouse complex located at the southern edge of the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement, with entry at 1 avenue Gordon-Bennett, Paris, France. The site first ...

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Bois de Boulogne The Bois de Boulogne (, "Boulogne woodland") is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by t ...

Gallery

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rolling stock will ride the ''Boucle d'Auteuil'' to Michel-Ange – Molitor into Gare d'Austerlitz

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. Paris Métro stations in the 16th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1913 Paris Métro stations located underground {{Paris-metro-stub