Paris Metro Line 6

Line 6
MP 89 stock train crosses the Seine via Pont de Bir-Hakeim
Overview
Locale	1 commune
Termini	Charles de Gaulle–Étoile Nation
Connecting lines
Stations	28
Service
System	Paris Métro
Operator	RATP
Rolling stock	MP 89CC (45 trains as of July 30, 2026)
Ridership	100,700,000 (avg. per year) 9th/16
History
Opened	1 March 1909 (1 March 1909)
Technical
Line length	13.6 km (8.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Conduction system	Conductor
Average inter-station distance	504 m (1,654 ft)
Route map Charles de Gaulle–Étoile Kléber Boissière Trocadéro Passy Pont de Bir-Hakeim over the Seine Bir-Hakeim Dupleix La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle Cambronne Sèvres–Lecourbe Pasteur Montparnasse–Bienvenüe Edgar Quinet Raspail Denfert-Rochereau Saint-Jacques Glacière Corvisart Place d'Italie Nationale Chevaleret Quai de la Gare Pont de Bercy over the Seine Bercy Yard Bercy Dugommier Daumesnil Bel-Air Picpus Nation

Line 6 is one of the sixteen currently open lines of the Paris Métro rapid transit system. Following a semi-circular route through the southern half of the city above boulevards built along the path of the former Fermiers généraux wall of 1784–1860, it runs between Charles de Gaulle–Étoile in the west and Nation in the east, with both termini connecting to the historical line 1. A significant part of the route is on elevated tracks, including both sections of the line crossing the Seine.

The rails and stations of today's Line 6 were opened between 1900 and 1909, but took their current configuration only in 1942. The stretch between Étoile and Place d'Italie opened between 1900 and 1906 as Line 2 Sud. In 1907, it was made part of Line 5. The section between Place d'Italie and Nation opened in 1909 as Line 6. In 1942, the Étoile – Place d'Italie section of Line 5 was transferred to line 6, creating today's Line 6 route.

The line is 13.6 km (8.5 mi) in length, of which 6.1 km (3.8 mi) are above ground, and has been equipped with rubber-tyred rolling stock since 1974. The line is considered one of the most pleasant lines on the Métro, due to its numerous views, sometimes exceptional, of many of Paris' most famous landmarks and monuments. With slightly more than 100 million riders in 2004, it is the sixth busiest line of the network.