Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier station

Villejuif — Paul Vaillant-Couturier
Paris Métro station
General information
Location	39, boulevard Maxime Gorky 45, boulevard Maxime Gorky Even side, boulevard Maxime Gorky Villejuif Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°47′46″N 2°22′06″E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Template:PM stations toward Template:PM stations Template:PM lines Villejuif branch Template:PM stations toward Template:PM stations
Location 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. It serves the commune of Villejuif. 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 journalist Paul Vaillant-Couturier (1892–1937) who was a journalist, politician and editor of the Communist newspaper l’Humanité.

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

Gallery

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  MF 77 rolling stock on Line 7 at Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-Couturier

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.