Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier station
Metro station in Paris, France
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| Preceding station |  Paris Métro | Following station | ||
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| Villejuif–Louis Aragon Terminus | Line 7 Villejuif branch | Villejuif–Léo Lagrange towards La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 | ||
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  Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier Location within Paris and inner ring |
Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier (French pronunciation: [vilʒɥif pɔl vajɑ̃ kutyʁje]) is a station of the Paris Métro, located on Line 7.[1] It serves the commune of Villejuif.
History
It was opened when Line 7 was extended from Le Kremlin-Bicêtre to Villejuif–Louis Aragon on 28 February 1985.
It is named after the Avenue Paul Vaillant-Couturier and the former mayor of Villejuif, Paul Vaillant-Couturier (1892–1937) who was a journalist, politician and editor of the Communist newspaper l’Humanité.[2][3]
In 2021, attendance gradually increased, with 1,764,879 passengers entering this station which places it in the 200th position of metro stations for its usage.[4]
Passenger services
Access
The station has three entrances:
- Access 1 Boulevard Maxime-Gorki/Rue Jean-Baptiste-Clément, with a fixed staircase;
- Access 2 Boulevard Maxime-Gorki/Rue Condorcet, on the even numbers side, with a fixed staircase and an escalator. This entrance is indicated by a mast surmounted by a yellow M logo;
- Access 3 Maxim Gorky Boulevard, with a fixed staircase, also indicated by a mast surmounted by a yellow M logo.
Station layout
| Street Level |
| B1 | Connecting level |
| Line 7 platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ←   toward Villejuif–Louis Aragon (Terminus) | |
| Northbound | → toward La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 (Villejuif–Léo Lagrange) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms
Villejuif - Paul Vaillant-Couturier is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks, surmounted by a mezzanine. The name of the station is written in Parisine font on enamelled plates. Lighting is provided by suspended luminous globes, small ceramic tiles of a white and orange colour placed vertically covering the walls as well as the tunnel exits. The furniture is the Motte style in an orange colour.
Bus connections
The station is served by lines 162 and 185 of the RATP Bus Network, the v7 urban service of the Valouette bus network and, at night, by lines N15 and N22 of the Noctilien network.
Nearby
Gallery
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MF 77 rolling stock on Line 7 at Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villejuif - Paul Vaillant-Couturier (Paris Metro).
References
- ^ "Métro Villejuif - Paul Vaillant-Couturier : plan, horaires et trafic". www.metroparis.paris. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ Tsoukala, Kyriaki; Terzoglou, Nikolaos-Ion; Pantelidou, Charikleia (2014-12-05). Intersections of Space and Ethos. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-66744-5.
- ^ Broadwell, Valerie (October 2007). City of Light, City of Dark: Exploring Paris Below. Valerie Broadwell. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4257-9022-6.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
External links
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
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