Porte de Vanves (Paris Métro)

Porte de Vanves
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Location Avenue de la Porte de Vanves
14th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°49′41″N 2°18′21″E / 48.82794°N 2.30588°E / 48.82794; 2.30588Coordinates: 48°49′41″N 2°18′21″E / 48.82794°N 2.30588°E / 48.82794; 2.30588
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 21 January 1937 (1937-01-21)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 13
Location
Porte de Vanves
Location within Paris

Porte de Vanves is a station on line 13 of the Paris Métro and a stop on tramway line 3a.

The station was opened on 21 January 1937 on old Line 14, which was absorbed into 13 in 1976. It was the southern terminus of the line until its extension to Châtillon - Montrouge on 9 November 1976. In 2006, Paris Tramway Line 3 (now 3a) opened, with a stop at Porte de Vanves. It is named after the Porte de Vanves, a gate in the nineteenth century Thiers wall of Paris, which led to the town of Vanves.

Station layout

Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 13 platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound toward Asnières – Gennevilliers – Les Courtilles or Saint-Denis – Université (Plaisance)
Southbound toward Châtillon – Montrouge (Malakoff – Plateau de Vanves)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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