Invalides station

Invalides station (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃valid] ) is a station on Line 8 and Line 13 of the Paris Métro, as well as a station on RER C. Located in the 7th arrondissement, it is situated near and named after Les Invalides, although La Tour-Maubourg (Line 8) and Varenne (Line 13) are closer to the building.

Invalides
Invalides station Métro Line 8 platforms
General information
Location	Paris France
Coordinates	48°51′47″N 2°18′48″E
Operated by	Métro: RATP Group RER: SNCF
Platforms	Métro Line 8: 2 side platforms Métro Line 13: 1 island platform, 1 side platform RER: 2 island platforms
Tracks	Métro Line 8: 2 Métro Line 13: 3 RER: 4
Connections	RATP Bus:  28   63   69   83   87   93  Tootbus Paris Noctilien: N01 N02
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	Métro: 1099 RER: 87393033
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	13 July 1913 (1913-07-13)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station La Tour-Maubourg towards Balard Line 8 Concorde towards Pointe du Lac Varenne towards Châtillon–Montrouge Line 13 Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau towards Les Courtilles or Saint-Denis–Université Preceding station RER Following station Pont de l'Alma towards Pontoise, Versailles Château Rive Gauche or Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines RER C Musée d'Orsay towards Massy-Palaiseau, Dourdan-la-Forêt or Saint-Martin-d'Étampes

History

The Métro station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of Line 8 between Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels on Line 10) and Opéra. The Line 13 platforms were opened on 20 December 1923 as part of the original section of Line 10 between Invalides and Croix-Rouge (a station east of Sèvres – Babylone, which was closed during World War II). On 27 July 1937 the section of Line 10 between Invalides and Duroc was transferred to become the first section of the old Line 14, which was connected under the Seine and incorporated into Line 13 on 9 November 1976.

The Palais Bourbon, seat of the National Assembly (the lower house of the French Parliament), is nearby, also served by Assemblée Nationale on Line 12.

Passenger services

Access

The station has a single access to the eastern part of the Esplanade des Invalides near the intersection of Rue de Constantine and Rue de l'Université.

Station layout

Métro

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent
B2	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Les Courtilles or Saint-Denis–Université (Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau)
	Southbound	→ toward Châtillon–Montrouge (Varenne) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound	→ toward Châtillon–Montrouge (Varenne) →
B3
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Balard (La Tour-Maubourg)
	Eastbound	→ toward Créteil–Pointe du Lac (Concorde) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

RER

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Tickets
B2	Track 3	→ →
	Island platform
	Track 1	→ →
	Track 2	←
	Island platform
	Track 4	←

Gallery

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  Street-level entrance at Invalides

Métro

• 
  MF 77 rolling stock on Line 8 at Invalides
• 
  Line 13 platforms at Invalides with automatic platform gates
• 
  Line 13 platforms prior to installation of automatic platform gates

RER

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  Invalides RER ticket hall
• 
  RER C platforms at Invalides
• 
  RER C platforms at Invalides

RER Station

Main article: Gare des Invalides on the French wikipedia

The RER station was opened on 31 May 1902 by the Chemins de fer de l'Ouest. It was originally a terminus but was extended to Gare d'Orsay & the line converted to RER C in 1979.

Gare des Invalides

Nearby

• Hôtel des Invalides
• Palais Bourbon

See also

• List of stations of the Paris Métro
• List of stations of the Paris RER

External links

Media related to Invalides (Paris Metro) at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Gare des Invalides at Wikimedia Commons

• Invalides station at Transilien, the official website of SNCF (in French)