Passy is a station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 in the 15th arrondissement. It is elevated at its eastern end, while its western end is in the mouth of a tunnel. Fare Zone: 1.
The station opened as part of the former Line 2 South on 6 November 1903, when it was extended from Trocadéro to Place d'Italie. It was named after the old village of Passy, and the Rue de Passy near the station. The villages of Passy, Chaillot and Auteuil were incorporated into Paris under Napoleon III in 1860 to form, with the Bois de Boulogne, the current 16th arrondissement of Paris. The station is near the location of the Barrière de Passy, 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 before 1859.
It is connected to the Bir-Hakeim métro station and to the 15th arrondissement by the Pont de Bir-Hakeim, which was opened in 1906 and classified as an historic monument. It is close to the Maison de Radio France, the headquarters of Radio France.
October 8, 2018