Dupleix (French pronunciation: [dyplɛks]) is an elevated station on Line 6 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement. The track and station form an elevated viaduct in the centre of the Boulevard de Grenelle. It is named after the nearby Rue Dupleix and Place Dupleix, a square commemorating Joseph François Dupleix (1697–1763), marquis of Landrecies and Paris, an administrator and coloniser of India. The station was the location of the Barrière de Grenelle, 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 before it was demolished in the 19th century.[1][2][3]
Dupleix  | |||||||||||
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
 MP 73 at Dupleix | |||||||||||
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| Location | 15th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′01″N 2°17′37″E / 48.850392°N 2.293611°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 17-07 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 April 1906 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2,028,963 (2021) | |||||||||||
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History
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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. The station was then incorporated into Line 6 on 12 October 1942.
A manometer is affixed to of the pillars supporting the station, and is perhaps the last surviving public pressure gauge intended for searching for leaks on the city's water supply network.[4][5]
In 2019, the station was used by 3,221,871 passengers, making it the 154th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[6]
In 2020, the station was used by 1,839,499 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 131st busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[7]
In 2021, the station was used by 2,028,963 passengers, making it the 176th busiest of the Métro network out of 305 stations.[8]
Passenger services
editAccess
editThe station has two entrances:
- Access 1: rue Viala
- Access 2: rue Desaix
Station layout
edit| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile | ←   toward Charles de Gaulle–Étoile (Bir-Hakeim)
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| toward Nation | toward Nation (La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| 1F | Mezzanine | |
| Street Level | ||
Platforms
editThe station is elevated and has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
Other connections
editThe station is also served by line 42 of the RATP bus network.
Nearby
edit- Marché de Grenelle (a market open on Sunday and Wednesday mornings)
Gallery
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Ticket barriers -
One of the accesses -
The viaduct just north of the station -
The station from outside -
View of Marché de Grenelle from Dupleix -
View of the viaduct from above. Dupleix is at the bottom. -
Manometer on one of the pillars at Dupleix
References
edit- ^ "Barrière de Grenelle, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Barrière de Grenelle, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Barrière de Grenelle" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ JPD (15 December 2017). "L'énigme du métro Dupleix: la solution !". Paris-bise-art (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Blaizot, Denis (19 September 2010) [10 July 1886 in La Nature N°684]. "Le service des eaux à Paris". Gloubik Sciences (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
