Ledru-Rollin station
Appearance
Template:Infobox Paris metro Ledru-Rollin is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro, named after the Avenue Ledru-Rollin.
The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The Avenue Ledru-Rollin is named after the lawyer Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807–1874) who was elected as radical député in 1841 and founded the newspaper La Réforme.
Station layout
Street Level |
B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
Platform level | ||
toward Balard | ← toward Balard (Bastille) | |
toward Pointe du Lac | → toward Pointe du Lac (Faidherbe – Chaligny) → | |
Places of interest
- Promenade Plantée - a 4.5 km long elevated garden along the abandoned railway which led to the former Gare de La Bastille railway station.
- Opéra Bastille.
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References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.