Boulogne-Pont de Saint-Cloud: station history
Served by: metro line 10.
Why this name?
The western terminus of line 10, it is the westernmost station on the network. It owes its name to its location in Boulogne-Billancourt and its proximity to the Pont de Saint-Cloud bridge. Its subtitle « Rhin et Danube » honours the French First Army, active from 1943 to 1945, and recalls the roundabout and square of the same name; Danube station, on line 7 bis, commemorates the same events. It opened with the last extension of line 10, from Austerlitz station, replacing Boulogne - Jean Jaurès as the terminus.
Anecdote
Built as a covered cut, with a central island platform, it has a 1980s decor with vertical walls shading from off-white to burgundy via yellow, orange and red. A ceramic fresco in the ticket hall evokes the reconquest of 1943-1945. For lack of room, close to the Seine, it has no turnback area behind it: manoeuvres are done on the approach side. One of its entrances is a gently sloping ramp, rare on the network.
Around Boulogne-Pont de Saint-Cloud
- Parc de Saint-Cloud, 1200 m away — A vast royal estate laid out in the 17th century, now one of the finest landscaped parks in the Île-de-France region.
- Musée des Années Trente, 500 m away — A museum devoted to interwar architecture and decorative arts in Boulogne-Billancourt.
- Seine à Boulogne, 1000 m away — Landscaped riverbanks offering a pleasant walk along the Seine.