The station opened on 2 October 1900 as a branch of Line 1 from Étoile to Trocadéro. On 5 November 1903 this line was extended to Passy and the line from Étoile to Trocadéro and Passy became known as Line 2 South as part of a planned ring line around central Paris to be built under or over the boulevards built in place of the demolished Wall of the Farmers-General; this circle is now operated as two lines: 2 and 6. On 14 October 1907 the line from Étoile to Trocadéro, Place d'Italie and Gare du Nord became part of Line 5. On 6 October 1942 the section of Line 5 from Étoile to Place d'Italie, including Boissière, was transferred to Line 6. Avenue Kléber commemorates Jean Baptiste Kléber (1753–1800), a General in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, particularly noted for his leadership in the Egyptian campaign, where he was assassinated.
Although Charles de Gaulle - Étoile is designated as the terminus of Line 6, the single track loop at Charles de Gaulle - Étoile limits the capacity of Line 6 at that station. Instead of having an extended terminal stop at Charles de Gaulle - Étoile, Line 6 trains depart quickly back round the loop and then stop for an extended period of time at Kléber, which has extra platforms and tracks to accommodate the arrangement.
Passenger servicesedit
Accessedit
The station has two entrances leading to either side of Avenue Kléber, each decorated with a Guimard edicule that were listed as a historical monument by decree on 12 February 2016:
entrance 1 - "avenue Kléber" - odd number side of the avenue, located to the right of no. 15;
entrance 2 - "avenue Kléber" - even number side of the avenue, located opposite nos. 12 and 14.
Kléber is a station of particular configuration. It has four tracks due to its role as "technical" terminus. It is used as a prolonged stop of trains before or after their passage at the terminus of Charles de Gaulle - Étoile depending on the necessary regulations and break times for the drivers. The "commercial" terminus of Charles de Gaulle - Étoile is too constrained to be able to play this role effectively.
The side tracks are partially separated from the original central tracks by walls, the station being initially of standard configuration with two platforms separated by the metro tracks located in the centre. It is therefore divided into three parts, each with an elliptical vault. The north end, however, is contiguous, and has two vertical walls and a horizontal ceiling.
The decoration is typical of the 1970s. The light canopies are suspended and designed with crisscrossed metal slats, while beige ceramic tiles, aligned vertically (found only at Porte de Bagnolet and Gallieni stations on line 3), cover the walls of the platforms, the tunnel exits as well as the end of the vaults. The vaults are painted white as are most of the side walls. The advertising frames are metallic, and the name of the station is inscribed in capital letters on large, enamelled plaques. The seats are a blue Motte style.
Bus connectionsedit
The station is served by lines 22 and 30 of the RATP Bus Network and, at night, by line N53 of the Noctilien bus network.
kléber, station, kléber, french, klebɛʁ, station, paris, métro, serving, line, intersection, avenue, kléber, avenue, portugais, 16th, arrondissement, kléberparis, métro, stationgeneral, informationlocation16th, arrondissement, parisÎle, francefrancecoordinates. Kleber French klebɛʁ is a station of the Paris Metro serving Line 6 at the intersection of Avenue Kleber and the Avenue des Portugais in the 16th arrondissement KleberParis Metro stationGeneral informationLocation16th arrondissement of ParisIle de FranceFranceCoordinates48 52 16 N 2 17 35 E 48 871138 N 2 293118 E 48 871138 2 293118Owned byRATPOperated byRATPOther informationFare zone1HistoryOpened2 October 1900 1900 10 02 ServicesPreceding station Paris Metro Following stationCharles de Gaulle EtoileTerminus Line 6 Boissieretowards NationLocationKleberLocation within Paris Contents 1 History 2 Passenger services 2 1 Access 2 2 Station layout 2 3 Platform 3 Bus connections 4 Gallery 5 ReferencesHistory editThe station opened on 2 October 1900 as a branch of Line 1 from Etoile to Trocadero On 5 November 1903 this line was extended to Passy and the line from Etoile to Trocadero and Passy became known as Line 2 South as part of a planned ring line around central Paris to be built under or over the boulevards built in place of the demolished Wall of the Farmers General this circle is now operated as two lines 2 and 6 On 14 October 1907 the line from Etoile to Trocadero Place d Italie and Gare du Nord became part of Line 5 On 6 October 1942 the section of Line 5 from Etoile to Place d Italie including Boissiere was transferred to Line 6 Avenue Kleber commemorates Jean Baptiste Kleber 1753 1800 a General in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars particularly noted for his leadership in the Egyptian campaign where he was assassinated Although Charles de Gaulle Etoile is designated as the terminus of Line 6 the single track loop at Charles de Gaulle Etoile limits the capacity of Line 6 at that station Instead of having an extended terminal stop at Charles de Gaulle Etoile Line 6 trains depart quickly back round the loop and then stop for an extended period of time at Kleber which has extra platforms and tracks to accommodate the arrangement Passenger services editAccess edit The station has two entrances leading to either side of Avenue Kleber each decorated with a Guimard edicule that were listed as a historical monument by decree on 12 February 2016 entrance 1 avenue Kleber odd number side of the avenue located to the right of no 15 entrance 2 avenue Kleber even number side of the avenue located opposite nos 12 and 14 Station layout edit Street LevelB1 Mezzanine for platform connectionPlatform level toward Charles de Gaulle Etoile nbsp nbsp toward Charles de Gaulle Etoile Terminus Island platform Doors will open on the left righttoward Charles de Gaulle Etoile nbsp nbsp toward Charles de Gaulle Etoile Terminus toward Nation nbsp nbsp toward Nation Boissiere Island platform Doors will open on the left righttoward Nation nbsp nbsp toward Nation Boissiere Platform edit Kleber is a station of particular configuration It has four tracks due to its role as technical terminus It is used as a prolonged stop of trains before or after their passage at the terminus of Charles de Gaulle Etoile depending on the necessary regulations and break times for the drivers The commercial terminus of Charles de Gaulle Etoile is too constrained to be able to play this role effectively The side tracks are partially separated from the original central tracks by walls the station being initially of standard configuration with two platforms separated by the metro tracks located in the centre It is therefore divided into three parts each with an elliptical vault The north end however is contiguous and has two vertical walls and a horizontal ceiling The decoration is typical of the 1970s The light canopies are suspended and designed with crisscrossed metal slats while beige ceramic tiles aligned vertically found only at Porte de Bagnolet and Gallieni stations on line 3 cover the walls of the platforms the tunnel exits as well as the end of the vaults The vaults are painted white as are most of the side walls The advertising frames are metallic and the name of the station is inscribed in capital letters on large enamelled plaques The seats are a blue Motte style Bus connections editThe station is served by lines 22 and 30 of the RATP Bus Network and at night by line N53 of the Noctilien bus network Gallery edit nbsp Line 6 platforms at Kleber nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kleber Paris Metro References editRoland Gerard 2003 Stations de metro D Abbesses a Wagram Editions Bonneton This article related to the Paris Metro is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kleber station amp oldid 1170416191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
