Bir-Hakeim is an elevated station of the Paris Métro serving line 6
in the Boulevard de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement.
It is situated on the left bank of the Bir-Hakeim bridge over the Seine.
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. It was incorporated into line 6
on 12 October 1942.
The station was called Quai de Grenelle until 1949, when it was renamed
to commemorate the Battle of Bir Hakeim. A commemorative panel is
situated at the entrance of the platform for trains traveling towards Nation.
The station was the location of the Barrière de la Cunette, 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 in the nineteenth century.
October 8, 2018