Owned by RATP Fare zone 1 Opened 30 June 1928 | Operated by RATP Address 75009 Paris, France Owner RATP Group | |
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Location 2nd arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France Similar Grands Boulevards, Strasbourg – Saint‑Denis, Étienne Marcel, Bonne Nouvelle, Porte de Bagnolet | ||
Richelieu - Drouot is a station of the Paris Métro on lines 8 and 9. It was opened on 30 June 1928 with the extension of line 8 from Opéra and line 9 from Chaussée d'Antin.
It is named after the streets of Boulevard de Richelieu and Rue Drouot. Richelieu (1585–1642) was Secretary of State to Louis XIII. Antoine Drouot (1774–1847) was Aide-de-camp to Napoleon I in 1813 and accompanied him to Elba and during his brief comeback known as the Hundred Days.
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