Oberkampf (Paris Metro)
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Oberkampf is a station
of the Paris Métro
, serving Line 5
and Line 9
.
The station was opened on 15 January 1907, a month after the opening of the extension of line 5 from Quai de la Rapée
to Lancry
(now called Jacques Bonsergent) on 17 December 1906. The line 9 platforms were opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot
to Porte de Montreuil
.
The name refers to Rue Oberkampf
, named for Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
, an 18th-century German-born French industrialist.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
of the Paris Métro
Paris Métro
The Paris Métro or Métropolitain is the rapid transit metro system in Paris, France. It has become a symbol of the city, noted for its density within the city limits and its uniform architecture influenced by Art Nouveau. The network's sixteen lines are mostly underground and run to 214 km ...
, serving Line 5
Paris Metro Line 5
Paris Métro Line 5 is one of the 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from Bobigny to Place d'Italie. It is the eighth busiest line on the network....
and Line 9
Paris Metro Line 9
Paris Métro Line 9 is one of 16 lines of the Paris Métro. The line links Pont de Sèvres in Boulogne in the west with Montreuil in the east. It is the fourth busiest line on the network....
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The station was opened on 15 January 1907, a month after the opening of the extension of line 5 from Quai de la Rapée
Quai de la Rapée (Paris Metro)
Quai de la Rapée is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5.Unusually, this station is located at ground level, and is open-air in plan. It was submerged during the historic flood of 1910....
to Lancry
Jacques Bonsergent (Paris Metro)
Jacques Bonsergent is a station of the Paris Métro, serving line 5.The name refers to the Place Jacques Bonsergent, named for Jacques Bonsergent, an engineer who became the first Parisian civilian executed by the German occupation in 1940...
(now called Jacques Bonsergent) on 17 December 1906. The line 9 platforms were opened on 10 December 1933 with the extension of the line from Richelieu - Drouot
Richelieu - Drouot (Paris Metro)
Richelieu - Drouot is a station of the Paris Métro on lines 8 and 9. It was opened on 30 June 1928 with the extension of line 8 from Opéra and line 9 from Chaussée d'Antin....
to Porte de Montreuil
Porte de Montreuil (Paris Metro)
Porte de Montreuil is a station on line 9 of the Paris Métro. The station has four lines, two of which are sidings, and is quite impressive in scale. Until recently it was an artificial rough-hewn cavern, but it has now been covered with plain white tiles....
.
The name refers to Rue Oberkampf
Rue Oberkampf
Rue Oberkampf is a street in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. It is named for Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf, an 18th-century German-born French industrialist....
, named for Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf
Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf was a French naturalized German industrialist. He became famous for founding the royal manufacture of printed cottons of Jouy-en-Josas where the toile de Jouy was manufactured....
, an 18th-century German-born French industrialist.