Invalides is a
station on
lines 8 and
13 of the
Paris Métro and
RER in the
7th arrondissement, located near and named after
Les Invalides.
The 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 old line 14, which was connected under the
Seine and incorporated into line 13 on 9 November 1976.
The
Palais Bourbon, seat of the
French National Assembly (the lower house of the
French Parliament) is nearby.
Lines serving this station
Gallery
Métro
<gallery widths="200px" heights="125px" perrow="2">File:Metro Paris - Ligne 8 - Station Invalides (3).jpg|
Line 8 platforms at InvalidesFile:Metro Paris - Ligne 8 - Station Invalides (2).jpg|
MF 77 rolling stock on Line 8 at InvalidesFile:Ligne-13-invalides-portes-a.jpg|
Line 13 platforms at Invalides with
automatic platform gatesFile:Metro Paris - Ligne 13 - Station Invalides (5).jpg|Line 13 platforms prior to installation of automatic platform gates</gallery>
RER
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