Exelmans station
Appearance
Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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Location | 16th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°50′33″N 2°15′34″E / 48.842405°N 2.259549°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 8 November 1922 | ||||||||||
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Exelmans is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro on the Boulevard Exelmans. The station opened on 8 November 1922 with the opening of the first section of the line from Trocadéro.
Exelmans (1775–1852) was a General of Napoleon's Cavalry. He was captured by Spanish guerrillas in 1811, but managed to escape from a boat in the English Channel while being taken to England. He was distinguished at the battle of Rocquencourt, the last battle of Napoleon's Grande Armée on 1 July 1815. He received the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1850 and was made a Marshal of France in 1851.
Station layout
Street Level |
B1 | Mezzanine |
Line 9 platforms | ||
Westbound | ← toward Pont de Sèvres (Porte de Saint-Cloud) | |
Eastbound | toward Mairie de Montreuil (Michel-Ange – Molitor) → | |
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References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.