Villejuif – Paul Vaillant-Couturier (Paris Métro)

Villejuif Paul Vaillant-Couturier
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Location 39, boulevard Maxime Gorky
45, boulevard Maxime Gorky
Even side, boulevard Maxime Gorky
Villejuif
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°47′46″N 2°22′06″E / 48.795991°N 2.368248°E / 48.795991; 2.368248Coordinates: 48°47′46″N 2°22′06″E / 48.795991°N 2.368248°E / 48.795991; 2.368248
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Terminus
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7
Villejuif branch
Location
Villejuif Paul Vaillant-Couturier
Location within Paris and inner ring

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
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon (Terminus)
Northbound toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Villejuif – Léo Lagrange)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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