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Danube Station (Paris Métro)
Danube () is a station of the Paris Métro serving Paris Métro line 7bis, Line 7bis (westbound only). It is named after Place de Danube, which was renamed ''Place Rhin-et-Danube'' in 1951 to commemorate the 1st Army (France), 1st French Army which had during the Italian campaign (World War II), Italian campaign between 1943 and 1945 distinguished itself during the Operation Dragoon, landing of Provence, then fought on the Rhine and Danube rivers in World War II. History The station opened on 18 January 1911 as part of a branch of Paris Métro Line 7, line 7 from Louis Blanc (Paris Métro), Louis Blanc to Pré-Saint-Gervais (Paris Métro), Pré-Saint-Gervais, 18 days after the commissioning of the first section of line 7 between Opéra (Paris Métro), Opéra and Porte de la Villette (Paris Métro), Porte de la Villette due to difficulties during its construction. As the station is constructed in unstable terrain, located in a former mine where gypsum was extracted for export to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard, historical entrances influenced by Art Nouveau. The system is long, mostly underground. It has 321 stations of which 61 have transfers between lines. The Montmartre funicular is considered to be part of the metro system within which is represented by a 303rd fictive station, "Funiculaire".Statistiques Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France rapport 2005' (in French) states 297 stations + Olympiades + Les Agnettes + Les Courtilles The Métro has sixteen lines (with an additional Grand Paris Express, four under construction), numbered 1 to 14, with two lines, Paris Métro Line 3bis, Line 3bis and Paris Métro Line 7bis, Line 7bis, named because they used to be part of Paris Métro Line 3, Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
