Maison Blanche (Paris Métro)

Maison Blanche
Paris Métro station
Location	13th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°49′20″N 2°21′31″E / 48.822155°N 2.358531°ECoordinates: 48°49′20″N 2°21′31″E / 48.822155°N 2.358531°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	7 March 1930
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Le Kremlin-Bicêtre toward Villejuif - Louis Aragon Villejuif branch Tolbiac toward La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945 Porte d'Italie toward Mairie d'Ivry Ivry branch
Location
Maison Blanche Location within Paris

Maison Blanche is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 7. South of this station, the line forks into two branches, one leading to Villejuif – Louis Aragon and the other to Mairie d'Ivry. The station is under the Avenue d'Italie, between the streets of Rue Caillaux and Rue Bourgon, near the Porte d'Italie, a gate in the former Thiers Wall.

It opened as part of a planned section of Line 7, which was temporarily operated as part of Line 10 until the completion of the under-Seine crossing of line 7 from Pont de Sully to Place Monge. On 7 March 1930 the line was extended from Place d'Italie to Porte de Choisy, including Maison Blanche. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. The station is named after the district, which gets it name from a hotel of the same name, which is French for "White House".

An extension of line 14 from Olympiades to Maison Blanche is planned, possibly taking over the branch to Villejuif – Louis Aragon. A possible extension of this line to Orly Airport was also announced by the French government in April 2009.^[1]

Station layout

Street Level

B1	Connecting level

Line 7 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) ← toward Mairie d'Ivry (Porte d'Italie)
	Northbound	→ toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Tolbiac) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. "Développement de la région capitale (Development of the capital region)" (in French). French government. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.