Église d'Auteuil (Paris Métro)

Église d'Auteuil
Paris Métro rapid transit station
Location Place Théodore Rivière
Paris, Île-de-France 75016
Owned by RATP
Line(s)
  Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 10
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Station code 0708
History
Opened 30 September 1913
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 10
Westbound only
One-way operation

Église d'Auteuil (French pronunciation: ​[eɡliz doˈtøj], literally Auteuil Church) is a station of the Paris Métro in the 16th arrondissement, serving Line 10 (westbound service only). With around 150,000 passengers per year, it is the least-used station on the Paris Métro network.

Location

Église d'Auteuil is located in the neighbourhood of Auteuil, one of the westernmost localities in Paris' city proper. There are two access points: both an entrance and exit are available at the Place de Théodore Rivière, while an exit exists on Rue Wilhelm at its intersection with Avenue Théophile Gautier.

History

The station opened on 30 September 1913 as part of the extension of line 8 from Beaugrenelle (now Charles Michels) to Porte d'Auteuil. On 29 July 1937, line 10 was extended from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle and the section of line 8 between La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle and Porte d'Auteuil, including Église d'Auteuil, was transferred to line 10.

This station was named Wilhem until 15 May 1921. Wilhem was the pseudonym of a French musician, Guillaume Louis Bocquillon Wilhem. However, a municipal councillor became convinced that the station was actually named for Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, so it was renamed following World War I after a nearby church, Notre-Dame-d'Auteuil.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Single platform
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← toward Boulogne – Pont de Saint-Cloud (Michel-Ange – Auteuil)
(No service eastbound: Javel – André Citroën)
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References

Paris Métro Line 10
Westbound
Eastbound

Coordinates: 48°50′50″N 2°16′08″E / 48.847169°N 2.26902°E / 48.847169; 2.26902

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