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Gare d'Austerlitz () is a
The station was opened on 26 April 1931 with the opening of the original section of line 5 between Place d'Italie and ''Gare d'Orléans'', as ''Gare d'Austerlitz'' was then known. It was the northern terminus of the line until it was extended to Quai de la Rapée (then called ''Place Mazas'') on 13 July 1906. The line 10 platforms opened on 12 July 1939 when the line was extended from Jussieu. The station was originally named the ''Gare d'Orléans'' after the main station of the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans company, which had opened a line from Paris to the south, via
File:Rame Station Métro Gare Austerlitz Ligne 5 - Paris XIII (FR75) - 2022-04-28 - 2.jpg, Line 5 platforms
File:Metro 10 Austerlitz.jpg, Line 10 platforms at Gare d'Austerlitz
station
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on 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 ...
, serving line 5 and forming the eastern terminus of line 10 in the 5th
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five.
Fifth or The Fifth may refer to:
* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a contagious rash tha ...
and the 13th arrondissements. The Line 5 station hall, "probably the most atypical of the Paris Métro", is open to the exterior though under the roof of the mainline Gare d'Austerlitz
The Gare d'Austerlitz (English: Austerlitz Station), officially Paris-Austerlitz, is one of the six large Paris rail termini. The station is located on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13th arrondisseme ...
and forms part of a sinuous elevated section which has been "considered an exceptional work of urban railway insertion".
History
The station was opened on 26 April 1931 with the opening of the original section of line 5 between Place d'Italie and ''Gare d'Orléans'', as ''Gare d'Austerlitz'' was then known. It was the northern terminus of the line until it was extended to Quai de la Rapée (then called ''Place Mazas'') on 13 July 1906. The line 10 platforms opened on 12 July 1939 when the line was extended from Jussieu. The station was originally named the ''Gare d'Orléans'' after the main station of the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans company, which had opened a line from Paris to the south, via Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Battle of Austerlitz The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz i ...
, the most decisive French victory in the (US) and Battle of Austerlitz The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz i ...
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...
.
Passenger services
Access
The station has several entrances: * Arrivals and departures Grandes Lignes: escalators and stairs in the station, by RER C * Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Rue Buffon side: a staircase at 2 Boulevard de l'Hôpital * Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Rue Nicolas-Houël side: a staircase at 6 Boulevard de l'Hôpital * Boulevard de l'Hôpital, odd side SNCF Austerlitz station: a stairway Boulevard de l'Hôpital in front of the station entrance * Departure court Grandes Lignes: a staircase * SNCF Departure Grandes Lignes Quai d'Austerlitz: a staircase * SNCF Arrivals Grandes Lignes: escalators and stairs in the station, by the RER CStation layout
Bus and other connections
The station is served by Lines 24, 57, 61, 63, 89, 91 and 215 of the RATP Bus Network. It is also served by the OpenTour tourist line. In addition, it is served at night by Lines N01, N02, N31, N131 and N133 of the Noctilien bus network. The line offered a connection with theVoguéo
Voguéo was a water taxi service operated on the rivers Seine and the Marne in the Île-de-France (the area around Paris).
The Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (STIF) adopted the service in 2007. It started on 28 June 2008 between the ...
river line between 2008 and 2011. The station also offers a connection with Line C of the RER. SNCF trains head towards the southwest of France.
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