Invalides station
Invalides station is a station on Line 8 and Line 13 of the Paris Métro, as well as a station on RER C. Located in the 7th arrondissement, it is situated near and named after Les Invalides, although La Tour-Maubourg and Varenne are closer to the building.
History
The Métro station was opened on 13 July 1913 as part of the original section of Line 8 between Beaugrenelle 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. On 27 July 1937 the section of Line 10 between Invalides and Duroc was transferred to become the first section of the Paris Métro [Line 14 |old Line 14], which was connected under the Seine and incorporated into Line 13 on 9 November 1976.The Palais Bourbon, seat of the National Assembly, is nearby, also served by Assemblée Nationale on Line 12.
Passenger services
Access
The station has a single access to the eastern part of the Esplanade des Invalides near the intersection of Rue de Constantine and Rue de l'Université.Station layout
Métro
RER
Platforms
The station on line 8 is of standard configuration. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. Line 8 is the most easterly, parallel and slightly lower than line 13. The connections and looped sidings are located to the west of it.On line 13, the layout of the platforms is in the form of two half-stations. In the direction of Châtillon-Montrouge, a central platform is flanked by two tracks, one of which is used as a garage; in the direction of Asnières-Gennevilliers or Saint-Denis, a single platform is served by a track. These two half-stations are decorated in the Andreu-Motte style.
Part of the platform in the direction of Balard is not accessible to the public. This half-station, which has remained closed since its construction between 1913 and 1922, is the remnant of a circular line that was never built.