Auber: origin of the name and station history
Served by: RER A.
Why this name?
A RER A station in the 9th arrondissement, between Charles de Gaulle - Étoile and Châtelet - Les Halles. Construction began in 1968 and it was inaugurated in November 1971. The project was led by the architect André Wogenscky, with the interior architects Alain Richard and André Monpoix. It lies under rue Auber, named after the 19th-century French composer Esprit Auber, between place de l'Opéra and Gare Saint-Lazare.
Anecdote
The station has two tracks, two platforms and five entrances, on rue Auber, place Diaghilev, rue des Mathurins and boulevard Haussmann. Underground corridors link it to RER E at Haussmann - Saint-Lazare, to Gare Saint-Lazare, to metro lines 3 and 9 at Havre - Caumartin and to lines 3, 7 and 8 at Opéra: an interchange network described as the largest in Paris. A renovation launched in 2017 was due to finish in 2022.
Around Auber
- Opéra Garnier, 170 m away — A sumptuous Italian-style opera house opened in 1875, with its famous underground lake and ceiling painted by Chagall.
- Musée Grévin, 950 m away — A wax museum founded in 1882, featuring life-size figures of historical figures and contemporary stars.
- Galeries Lafayette, 260 m away — A Belle Époque department store topped by a listed Art Nouveau glass dome, one of Paris's finest indoor views.