 The station opened as "Javel" on 30 September 1913 as part of the extension of line 8 from "Beaugrenelle" (now "Charles Michels") to Porte d'Auteuil.On 29 July 1937, line 10 was extended from Duroc to La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle and the section of line 8 between "La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle" and "Porte d'Auteuil", including "Javel" was transferred to line 10.It was originally called "Javel" after the district of "Javel", famous for the production of bleach, known as "eau de Javel" in French.