Vavin (Paris Métro)
Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
Location | 101, boul. Montparnasse 103, boul. Montparnasse 106, boul. Montparnasse 108, boul. Montparnasse 6th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°50′32.04″N 2°19′44.22″E / 48.8422333°N 2.3289500°ECoordinates: 48°50′32.04″N 2°19′44.22″E / 48.8422333°N 2.3289500°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 9 January 1910 | ||||||||||
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Vavin Location within Paris |
Vavin (French pronunciation: [vavɛ̃]) is a station of the Paris Métro on line 4 on the border of the 6th arrondissement and 14th arrondissement.
Location[]
The station, whose platforms are curved, is located under Place Pablo-Picasso, at the intersection of Boulevard du Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail.
History[]
The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. It is named after the Rue Vavin, named after 19th-century statesman .
A non-passenger track connection to line 12 lies between the station and Montparnasse - Bienvenüe. In 2018, 2,182,742 travelers entered this station placing it at 244th position of metro stations.[1]
Passenger services[]
Access[]
The station has four entrances in front of Nos. 101, 103, 106 and 108 Boulevard du Montparnasse.
Station layout[]
Street Level |
B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection |
Platform level | Side platform, with PSDs, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound | ← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Montparnasse – Bienvenüe) | |
Southbound | Mairie de Montrouge (Raspail) → | toward|
Side platform, with PSDs doors will open on the right |
Bus connections[]
intermodal The station is served by Lines 58, 68, 82 and 91 of the RATP Bus Network and, at night, by Lines N01 and N02 of the Noctilien network.
Gallery[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vavin (Paris Metro). |
Line 4 platforms at Vavin
Connection between Lines 4 and 12 at Vavin
References[]
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2018". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
- Paris Métro line 4
- Paris Métro stations in the 6th arrondissement of Paris
- Paris Métro stations in the 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Railway stations in France opened in 1910
- Paris Métro stubs