Villiers station
Paris Métro station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Line 3 platforms | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1, boul. de Courcelles 2, boul. de Courcelles 27, boul. de Courcelles 8th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°52′52″N 2°18′54″E / 48.88113°N 2.314867°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 21 January 1903 | |||||||||||||||
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Villiers is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 2 and Line 3 on the border of the 8th and 17th arrondissement of Paris.
The Line 2 platforms opened on 21 January 1903, although trains had been operating between Étoile and Anvers since 7 October 1902. On 19 October 1904, it became the terminus for the first section of line 3, the other terminus being Père Lachaise. When first built, the platforms for line 3 were parallel and at the same height as those for line 2. However, for the extension to Porte de Champerret, the line 3 platforms and tracks had to be lowered in order for trains to be able to pass underneath the line 2 tracks.
It is named after the Avenue de Villiers, which once led the 18th century village of Villiers-la-Garenne, now part of Levallois-Perret. The Barrière de Monceau, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General was at the same location; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished after 1859.
Station layout
Street Level |
B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
Line 2 platforms | ||
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Line 3 platforms | ||
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Gallery
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Street-level entrance at Villiers
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References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.