Gare de la Bastille
Gare de la Bastille | |||||
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La Bastille Station in Paris, early 20th century | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Place de la Bastille, Paris | ||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′9″N 2°22′13″E / 48.85250°N 2.37028°E | ||||
| System | Heavy rail | ||||
| Owned by | Chemins de fer de l'Est (1859–1938) SNCF (1938–1969) | ||||
| Line | Ligne de Vincennes | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 22 September 1859 | ||||
| Closed | 15 December 1969 | ||||
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The Gare de la Bastille (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁ d(ə) la bastij]; English: Bastille station) was a railway station on the Place de la Bastille in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The station was opened in 1859 and served as the terminus of the 55-kilometre (34 mi)-long line to Vincennes and Verneuil-l'Étang. The line was opened only to serve the Fort de Vincennes; it was extended to La Varenne and later to Brie-Comte-Robert. The line finally reached Verneuil-l'Étang in 1892 and connected to the line to Mulhouse.
Part of the line was included in the new suburban commuter rail line RER A on 14 December 1969. The station was demolished in 1984 to create the space for the Opéra Bastille.