Avron (Paris Métro)

Avron
Paris Métro station
Location	35, boul. de Charonne 11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′07″N 2°23′52″E / 48.85194°N 2.397863°ECoordinates: 48°51′07″N 2°23′52″E / 48.85194°N 2.397863°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	2 April 1903
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Alexandre Dumas toward Porte Dauphine Nation Terminus
Location
Avron Location within Paris

Avron is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.

The station was opened on 2 April 1903 when the line was extended from Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas) to Nation. It is named after the Rue d'Avron, which is named after a small nearby plateau that served an important role in the defence of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War. It was the location of the Barrière de Montreuil, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished during in the nineteenth century.^[1][2][3]

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Mezzanine for platform connection

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← toward Porte Dauphine (Alexandre Dumas)
	Platform 2	→ toward Nation (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  MF 67 and MF 2000 rolling stock at Avron

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  MF 2000 rolling stock at Avron

References

1. "Barrière de Montreuil, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
2. "Barrière de Montreuil, picture" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
3. "Barrière de Montreuil" (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

Sources

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