Duroc () is a station on Line 10 and Line 13 of 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 ...

. It is located at the point for which the 6th, 7th and 15th arrondissements share a common border. In 2013, it was the network's 158th busiest station out of 302, with 3,339,347 users.Trafic annuel entrant par station (2013)
sur le site ''data.ratp.fr'' (consulté le 31 août 2014)

History

Paris Metro Modification des lignes 8, 10 et 14

The Line 10 station was opened on 30 December 1923 as part of the first section of the ''ligne circulaire intérieure'' (inner circular line) from

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 ...

Croix-Rouge Croix-Rouge () was the first terminus of Line 10 of the Paris Métro. It opened in 1923, but closed in 1939. The station was situated in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, between Sèvres – Babylone and Mabillon. History The name of the stat ...

(a station east of Sèvres–Babylone, which was closed during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

). This line was planned by

Fulgence Bienvenüe Fulgence Bienvenüe (; 27 January 1852 – 3 August 1936) was a noted French civil engineer, best known for his role in the construction of the Paris Métro, and has been called "Le Père du Métro" (Father of the Metro). A native of Uzel in Br ...

to connect the city's six main railway stations, with Duroc presumably intended to serve the

Gare Montparnasse Gare Montparnasse (; Montparnasse station), officially Paris-Montparnasse, one of the six large Paris railway termini, is located in the 14th and 15th arrondissements. The station opened in 1840, was rebuilt in 1852 and relocated in 1969 to ...

, although it is 500 metres away. This project was eventually abandoned and on 27 July 1937, the section from Duroc to Invalides was transferred to become the first section of old Line 14, which was connected under the Seine and incorporated into Line 13 on 9 November 1976. The section between Duroc and Croix-Rouge, by that time extended east to Jussieu remained as Line 10, which was on the same day (27 July 1937) was extended west from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle. The station is named after

Géraud Duroc Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc (born de Michel du Roc; 25 October 1772 – 23 May 1813), 1st Duke of Frioul (''Duc de Frioul''), was a French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted ...

, Duke of Frioul (1772–1813), who was one of

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

's generals. It is located close to the location of an old toll gate on the road to

Sèvres Sèvres (, ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. The commune, which had a population of 23,251 as of 2018, is known for ...

, part of the Wall of the ''Ferme générale'', which was built around Paris between 1784 and 1791 by the ''

ferme générale The ''ferme générale'' (, "general farm") was, in ''ancien régime'' France, essentially an outsourced customs, excise and indirect tax operation. It collected duties on behalf of the King (plus hefty bonus fees for themselves), under renewable ...

'' company of tax farmers.

Station layout

Gallery

File:Duroc metro L10-02.jpg, Line 10 platforms at Duroc File:Duroc ligne 13.jpg, Line 13 platforms at Duroc

References

* Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. {{DEFAULTSORT:Duroc (Paris Metro) Paris Métro stations in the 7th arrondissement of Paris Paris Métro stations in the 6th arrondissement of Paris Paris Métro stations in the 15th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1923