Champ de Mars–Tour Eiffel station () is a station on

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named for the nearby

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and

Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed "''La dame de fe ...

(). The site has accommodated a total of five stations. The station was originally built to receive goods necessary for the construction of the pavilions for the

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, and for subsequent World's Fairs in 1878, 1889, 1900 and 1937. The location was chosen as it was then a large piece of land devoid of buildings, facing the

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and the

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. It was built on the street corner of the Avenue de Suffren and the Quai Branly.

Railway station

A junction station, it is located west of the

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, on the left bank of the

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. Located at an altitude of 30.8m, it is located at

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(PK) 1,970 of the Ligne des Invalides à Versailles-Rive-Gauche. It is also the origin, at the bifurcation of Boulainvilliers, PK 2,460, the Ligne d'Ermont–Eaubonne à Champ-de-Mars.

The 1867 station

The first station was built for the

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. This station was a terminus and the line ran from the Petite-Ceinture to the

. The station was demolished shortly after the Exposition.

The 1878 station

A new station was built for the

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. The building was designed and built by

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. The

was built next to the station. In mid 1894, all passenger services ended to permit the demolition of all of the level crossings. A bridge over the river Seine to link the dead-end line to the Ligne d'Auteuil was built soon afterwards which meant that the station building had to be demolished. It was moved in 1897 and used as the station building for

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. The building is now listed.

The 1900 station

For the

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the station was yet again reopened. The line was extended to

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and moved to the side of the river Seine. The CF de l'Ouest created a new through station which was situated below the Eiffel Tower as well as the newly built Celestial Globe. As well as a passenger station, the CF de l'Ouest also built a

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; this was situated between the Avenue de Suffren and the Boulevard de Grenelle. At the end of the World's Fair all services were transferred to

The 1900 goods station

Between 1900 and 1937, the goods station was a busy coal terminal. 1910 was the scene of spectacular flooding which gave many photographers the opportunity to take curious photos of the site under water. In 1937, the goods yard was transferred to

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and the site became an

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shed. The depot closed in 1971.

The 1988 station

In 1988, the

, a new suburban railway line opened. Champ de Mars became a stop on the line serving the

and the connection stop for trains from

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and

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. The station is currently covered, situated below the Quai Branly but many features from the original station remain such as the platform walls. The current station has two side platforms serving 2 out of 3 tracks. Z8800ChampsDeMars

Adjacent stations

* Bir-Hakeim, on the

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, is within walking distance

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