Solférino station

Solférino
Musée d'Orsay
Paris Métro station
MF 67 at Solférino
General information
Location7th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°51′30″N 2°19′24″E / 48.858249°N 2.323225°E / 48.858249; 2.323225
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Accessibleno
Other information
Station code1014
Fare zone1
History
Opened5 November 1910 (1910-11-05)
Passengers
1,269,143 (2021)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station
Rue du Bac Line 12 Assemblée Nationale
Location
Solférino
Musée d'Orsay
Location within Paris

Solférino (French pronunciation: [sɔlfeʁino] ) is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 7th arrondissement. It is named after the nearby rue de Solférino, which in turn was named after the Battle of Solferino, a battle fought in 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, where the Franco-Piedmontese troops commanded by Napoleon III defeated the Austrians. It was also named after then passerelle Solférino, a footbridge over the Seine, now known as the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor.