Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier station
Appearance
Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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Location | 39, boulevard Maxime Gorky 45, boulevard Maxime Gorky Even side, boulevard Maxime Gorky Villejuif Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 28 February 1985 | ||||||||||
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Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-Couturier 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 | ||
Southbound | ← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon (Terminus) | |
Northbound | toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Villejuif – Léo Lagrange) → | |
Gallery
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References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.