Danube station (Paris Métro)

Danube (French pronunciation: [danyb]) is a station of the Paris Métro serving Line 7bis (westbound only). It is named after Place de Danube, which was renamed Place Rhin-et-Danube in 1951 to commemorate the 1st French Army which had during the Italian campaign between 1943 and 1945 distinguished itself during the landing of Provence, then fought on the Rhine and Danube rivers in World War II.

Danube
Paris Métro station
General information
Location19th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°52′55″N 2°23′39″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)
Platforms1 (1 island platform)
Tracks2 (only 1 in use)
Other information
Station code23-10
Fare zone1
History
Opened18 January 1911 (1911-01-18)
Passengers
266,623 (2020)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station
Botzaris
towards Louis Blanc
Line 7bis
Loop westbound only
Pré-Saint-Gervais
One-way operation
One-way operation: trains arrive from Pré-Saint-Gervais and depart to Botzaris
Location
Danube
Location within Paris
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