Ledru-Rollin (Paris Métro)

Ledru-Rollin
Paris Métro station
Location	11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′06″N 2°22′31″E / 48.851529°N 2.37516°ECoordinates: 48°51′06″N 2°22′31″E / 48.851529°N 2.37516°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 May 1931
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Bastille toward Balard Faidherbe - Chaligny toward Créteil - Pointe du Lac
Location
Ledru-Rollin Location within Paris

Ledru-Rollin is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro, named after the Avenue Ledru-Rollin.

The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot to Porte de Charenton. The Avenue Ledru-Rollin is named after the lawyer Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807–1874) who was elected as radical député in 1841 and founded the newspaper La Réforme.

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	toward Balard	← toward Balard (Bastille)
	toward Pointe du Lac	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Faidherbe – Chaligny) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Places of interest

• Promenade Plantée - a 4.5 km long elevated garden along the abandoned railway which led to the former Gare de La Bastille railway station.
• Opéra Bastille.

A view of the Promenade Plantée, looking west

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.