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| line 6
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| Year opened
| 1909
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| Last extension
| 1942
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| Rolling stock
| MP 73
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| Stations served
| 28
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| Length
| 13.6 km
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| Length
| 8.5 mi
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| Average interstation
| 504 m
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| Journeys made
| 100,700,000 (per annum)
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| Paris public transport
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| Métro lines
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| Image:Paris m 1 jms.svg
| line 1 | Image:Paris m 7bis jms.svg
| line 7bis
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| Image:Paris m 2 jms.svg
| line 2 | Image:Paris m 8 jms.svg
| line 8
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| Image:Paris m 3 jms.svg
| line 3 | Image:Paris m 9 jms.svg
| line 9
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| Image:Paris m 3bis jms.svg
| line 3bis | Image:Paris m 10 jms.svg
| line 10
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| Image:Paris m 4 jms.svg
| line 4 | Image:Paris m 11 jms.svg
| line 11
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| Image:Paris m 5 jms.svg
| line 5 | Image:Paris m 12 jms.svg
| line 12
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| Image:Paris m 6 jms.svg
| line 6 | Image:Paris m 13 jms.svg
| line 13
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| Image:Paris m 7 jms.svg
| line 7 | Image:Paris m 14 jms.svg
| line 14
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| RER lines
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| Image:Paris rer A jms.svg
| line A | Image:Paris rer D jms.svg
| line D
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| Image:Paris rer B jms.svg
| line B | Image:Paris rer E jms.svg
| line E
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| Image:Paris rer C jms.svg
| line C
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Paris Metro Line 6 is one of 16 Paris metro lines. Line 6 forms the southern part of a circular metro route (with line 2 forming the northern half). The line is built on an elevated viaduct for more than half of its length.
[edit] Chronology
- October 2, 1900 : The section between Etoile and Trocadéro opened as an extension of line 1.
- November 6, 1903 : The line was extended from Trocadéro to Passy and became known as line 2 Sud (2 South).
- April 24, 1906 : Line 2 Sud was extended from Passy to Place d'Italie.
- October 14, 1907 : Line 2 Sud from Etoile to Place d'Italie was incorporated into line 5.
- March 1, 1909 : Line 6 was opened between Place d'Italie and Nation.
- October 12, 1942 : The Etoile - Place d'Italie section was transferreed from line 5 to the line 6 (Place d'Italie - Nation) in order to separate the underground and elevated sections of the metro (because the latter were more vulnerable to air attack).
- 1974 : The rails were converted for rubber-tyred trains.
[edit] Stations renamed
- October 15, 1907 : Avenue de Suffren station (then on line 5) renamed Rue de Sèvres.
- March 11, 1910 : Montparnasse station (then on line 5) renamed Avenue du Maine.
- November 1, 1913 : Rue de Sèvres station (then on line 5) renamed Sèvres - Lecourbe.
- June 30, 1933 : Avenue du Maine station (then on line 5) renamed Bienvenüe.
- March 1, 1937 : Saint-Mandé renamed Picpus.
- July 12, 1939 : Charenton renamed Dugommier.
- October 6, 1942 : Bienvenüe station (then on line 5) renamed Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.
- June 18, 1949 : Grenelle renamed Bir-Hakeim.
- 1970 : Etoile renamed Charles de Gaulle - Etoile.
[edit] Tourism
Image:Viaduc de Passy - Paris - novembre 2005.jpg
- Some of the stations on the line 6 are built on a viaduct offering views on Paris. The view from the Pont de Bir-Hakeim between Passy and Bir-Hakeim is especially breathtaking with a panorama on the Eiffel Tower.
- Metro line 6 passes near several places of interest :
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
de:Métrolinie 6 (Paris)
fr:Ligne 6 du métro de Paris
no:Paris Metrolinje 6
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