page_title: Ledru-Rollin (Paris Métro)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ledru-Rollin (Paris Métro) / History
caption_attribution_description: Ledru-Rollin metro station
context_page_description: Ledru-Rollin is a station on Line 8 of the Paris Métro. It is located at the intersection of the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine and Avenue Ledru-Rollin, on the border between the 11th arrondissement and 12th arrondissement.
context_section_description: The station opened on 5 May 1931 with the extension of the line from Richelieu – Drouot to Porte de Charenton. Avenue Ledru-Rollin is named after lawyer Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807–1874) who founded the newspaper La Réforme in 1843 and served as Minister of the Interior in 1848.
  In 2013, 3,917,141 passengers used the station, making it the 128th busiest out of 302 on the Métro network.
caption: View of the station's platforms
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