Ledru-Rollin (Paris Métro)

Ledru-Rollin
Ledru-Rollin
	Paris Métro station
	Station entrance
Location	Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine x Av. Ledru-Rollin; 11th and 12th arrondissement of Paris; Île-de-France; France
Coordinates	48°51′06″N 2°22′31″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 May 1931
Services
Location
	Ledru-Rollin Location within Paris

Ledru-Rollin ([lədʁy ʁɔlɛ̃]) is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine and Avenue Ledru-Rollin (after which it is named), on the border between the 11th arrondissement and 12th arrondissement.

History

View of the station's platforms

The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu – Drouot to Porte de Charenton. Avenue Ledru-Rollin is named after lawyer Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807–1874) who founded the newspaper La Réforme in 1843 and served as Minister of the Interior in 1848.

In 2013, 3,917,141 passengers used the station, making it the 128th busiest out of 302 on the Métro network.[1]

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Balard	← toward Balard (Bastille)
	toward Pointe du Lac	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Faidherbe – Chaligny) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Places of interest

A view of the Promenade Plantée, looking west

The Promenade Plantée, a 4.5 km long elevated garden along the abandoned railway which led to the former Gare de La Bastille railway station, is located nearby. The Opéra Bastille, also served by Bastille station, is also close to Ledru-Rollin.

References

(in French) Trafic annuel entrant par station (2013) Archived 12 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, sur le site data.ratp.fr (consulté le 31 août 2014)

Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

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[1] (in French) Trafic annuel entrant par station (2013) Archived 12 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, sur le site data.ratp.fr (consulté le 31 août 2014)