Passy, Metro station in the 16th arrondissement of Paris
Passy is a metro station on line 6 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, built along a hillside so that one side of the platforms is open to the sky. The walls are lined with white ceramic tiles and the design is plain and functional throughout.
The station opened in 1903 as part of the early expansion of the Paris metro network, giving this part of the city its first underground rail link. Before that, the area had been served by a stop on the Petite Ceinture, a railway that circled Paris and had been running since 1854.
The station takes its name from the old village of Passy, which was absorbed into Paris in the 19th century. That name still appears on street signs and in everyday conversation around this part of the city.
The station sits in a calm part of the 16th arrondissement and is a good starting point for exploring the neighborhood on foot. It can be reached by stairs and has an escalator on one side, with several bus lines nearby for onward travel.
The old Petite Ceinture station building nearby was turned into a bar and restaurant after the line closed, making it one of the few places in Paris where you can eat and drink inside a former railway station. The metro station itself has appeared as a film set, used by directors including Henri-Georges Clouzot and Bernardo Bertolucci.
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