Trinité–d'Estienne d'Orves station explained

Trinité–d'Estienne d'Orves
Symbol Location:paris
Symbol:m
Type:Paris Métro station
Address:9th arrondissement of Paris
Borough:Île-de-France
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8763°N 2.3332°W
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Zone:1
Map Type:France Paris

Trinité–d'Estienne d'Orves (in French pronounced as /tʁinite detjɛn dɔʁv/) is a station on Line 12 of the Paris Métro in the commercial centre of Paris and the 9th arrondissement.

History

The station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the Nord-Sud Company's Line A between Porte de Versailles and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. On 27 March 1931 Line A became Line 12 of the Métro network. The station is named after the nearby church of the Trinité and the Place d'Estienne d'Orves, named after Henri Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves (1901–1941), a French Navy officer and Resistance fighter.

Nearby are the theatres of the Théâtre de Paris and Casino de Paris.

Station layout

Street Level
B1Mezzanine
Line 12 platforms
Southbound
Northbound toward Mairie d'Aubervilliers

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