Havre–Caumartin station
Paris Métro station
Havre–Caumartin (French pronunciation: [avʁ komaʁtɛ̃]) is a station on Line 3 and Line 9 of the Paris Métro. It is located in the 9th arrondissement.
Location
The station is located at the intersection of Rue de Caumartin and Boulevard Haussmann, and a hundred meters east of Rue du Havre, the platforms being established:
on line 3, along a northwest / southeast axis under the end of Rue Auber (between Saint-Lazare and Opéra metro stations);
on line 9, approximately along an east–west axis under Boulevard Haussmann (between Saint-Augustin and Chaussée d'Antin–La Fayette).
History
Its opening dates from 19 October 1904, with the opening of the first section of Line 3 between the Avenue de Villiers (now known simply as Villiers) and Père Lachaise. The line 9 platforms opened on 3 June 1923 with the extension of the line from Saint-Augustin to Chaussée d'Antin–La Fayette. Up until 1926, the station was just named Caumartin.
The station is situated at the intersection of the Rue de Caumartin and the Boulevard Haussmann, and about 100 metres from the Rue du Havre. The Rue du Havre runs in front of the Gare Saint-Lazare, which is one of the principal destinations for Paris Métro travelers from Havre-Caumartin.
The station takes the last half of its name from the Marquis de Saint-Ange, François Le Fèvre de Caumartin, who was a leading merchant of Paris during the 18th century. The station is located at one end of the street that today carries his name.
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