Since its opening on January 25, 1905, Gambetta station has been the terminus of line 3 (until 1971, when the line was extended in the direction of Gallieni), whose original terminus was Père Lachaise station.
Located underAvenue Gambetta, the station takes its name from the latter, named in tribute to Léon Gambetta (1838-1882), a French politician who left his mark on the early years of the Third French Republic (1870-1940).
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If this station is unique in Paris, it's because it's the only one to have been merged with another metro station on the entire network. Indeed, the platforms of Martin Nadaud station (line 3) are only 250 meters from the original Gambetta station, and were integrated into the continuity of the new platforms in 1969. Since August 1969, Martin Nadaud station has disappeared from the metro map, and for good reason: it has been integrated into the new Gambetta station, which went into service at the same time. Since then, the platforms at Martin Nadaud have served as an access corridor to Gambetta, making the former line 3 station one of the ghost stations of the Paris metro.
Did you know? There are a dozen ghost stations in Paris. Do you know them?
