Saint-Philippe du Roule (Paris Metro)
 Saint-Philippe du Roule
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| place | Paris VIII |
| opening | May 27, 1923 |
Saint-Philippe du Roule is an underground station on line 9 of the Paris Métro .
location
The station is located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris . It is located lengthways under Avenue du Président Wilson at the intersection with Rue la Boétie . On the Rue La Fayette is shopping street Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore to reach.
Surname
The station is named after the nearby Saint-Philippe-du-Roule church . The village of Le Roule, Faubourg du Roule since 1722 , was incorporated into Paris in 1860. His church, consecrated in 1784, was named after the apostle Philip .
history
The Saint-Philippe du Roule station began operating on May 27, 1923, when line 9 was extended from the Trocadéro station to the Saint-Augustin station.
description
The station has two side platforms on two main tracks. It has an elliptical cross-section, the ceiling and walls are tiled. The two exits are on either side of Avenue du Président Wilson in front of Rue la Boétie , the western one is provided with an escalator.
vehicles
Initially, Sprague-Thomson trains ran on line 9 , and in 1983 they were replaced by those of the MF 67 series . The MF 01 series has been increasingly used since October 2013 .
Web links
literature
- Gérard Roland: Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram . 2003, ISBN 2-86253-307-6 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Gérard Roland: Stations de métro d'Abbesses à Wagram . Christine Bonneton, Clermont-Ferrand 2011, ISBN 978-2-86253-382-7 , pp. 196 .
- ^ Jean Tricoire: Un siècle de métro en 14 lignes. De Bienvenüe à Météor . 2nd Edition. La Vie du Rail, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-902808-87-9 , p. 258 .
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Franklin D. Roosevelt ← Pont de Sèvres |
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Miromesnil Mairie de Montreuil → |
Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 20 ″ N , 2 ° 18 ′ 36 ″ E