Kléber (French: [klebɛʁ] (listen)) is a station of the Paris Métro serving Line 6 at the intersection of Avenue Kléber and the Avenue des Portugais in the 16th arrondissement.
Kléber ![]() | |||||||||||
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Location | 16th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°52′16″N 2°17′35″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 2 October 1900 (1900-10-02) | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Kléber Location within Paris |
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.
Street Level |
B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
Platform level | toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile | ← ![]() ![]() |
Island platform, Doors will open on the left, right | ||
toward Charles de Gaulle – Étoile | ← ![]() ![]() | |
toward Nation | → ![]() ![]() | |
Island platform, Doors will open on the left, right | ||
toward Nation | → ![]() ![]() |
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The École Japonaise de Paris (Japanese School of Paris) was in Trocadéro until 1990 |
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