Duroc (Paris Métro)

Duroc (French pronunciation: ​[dyʁɔk]) is a station on Line 10 and Line 13 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the point for which the 6th, 7th and 15th arrondissements share a common border. In 2013, it was the network's 158th busiest station out of 302, with 3,339,347 users.[1]

Duroc
Paris Métro station
Line 10 platforms
Location6th, 7th and 15th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′49″N 2°18′59″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened30 December 1923 (1923-12-30)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Location
Duroc
Location within Paris

History
Diagram showing the rerouting of lines in 1937

The Line 10 station was opened on 30 December 1923 as part of the first section of the ligne circulaire intérieure (inner circular line) from Invalides to Croix-Rouge (a station east of Sèvres – Babylone, which was closed during World War II). This line was planned by Fulgence Bienvenüe to connect the city's six main railway stations, with Duroc presumably intended to serve the Gare Montparnasse, although it is 500 metres away.

This project was eventually abandoned and on 27 July 1937, the section from Duroc to Invalides 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 section between Duroc and Croix-Rouge, by that time extended east to Jussieu remained as Line 10, which was on the same day (27 July 1937) was extended west from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle.

The station is named after Géraud Duroc, Duke of Friuli (1772–1813), who was one of Napoleon's generals. It is located close to the location of an old toll gate on the road to Sèvres, part of the Wall of the Ferme générale, which was built around Paris between 1784 and 1791 by the ferme générale company of tax farmers.

Station layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine Fare control
B2 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← toward Asnières – Gennevilliers – Les Courtilles or Saint-Denis – Université (Saint-François-Xavier)
Southbound → toward Châtillon – Montrouge (Montparnasse – Bienvenüe) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
B3 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud (Ségur)
Eastbound → toward Gare d'Austerlitz (Vaneau) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References
  1. (in French) Trafic annuel entrant par station (2013), 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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