Owned by RATP Fare zone 1 Opened 24 April 1906 | Operated by RATP Address 75014 Paris, France Owner RATP Group | |
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Location 14th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France Similar Raspail, Saint‑Jacques, Corvisart, Denfert‑Rochereau, Cambronne | ||
Edgar Quinet is a station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 at the intersection of the Boulevard Edgar-Quinet, the Rue du Montparnasse and the Rue de la Gaîté in the 14th arrondissement.
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History
The station opened as part of the former Line 2 South on 24 April 1906, when it was extended from Passy to Place d'Italie. On 14 October 1907 Line 2 South was incorporated into Line 5. It was incorporated into line 6 on 12 October 1942. It is named after the Boulevard Edgar Quinet, named after Edgar Quinet (1803–1875), a historian and intellectual who wrote on German history, Christianity and other subjects. The station was the location of the Barrière Montparnasse (known as the Barrière d'Arcueil during the French Revolution), a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished in the nineteenth century.
Places of Interest
Nearby are the districts of Montparnasse and Montparnasse Cemetery.