Villejuif–Léo Lagrange (Paris Métro)
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Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
Location | 34, avenue de Paris 53, avenue de Paris Villejuif Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°48′14″N 2°21′50″E / 48.803768°N 2.363927°ECoordinates: 48°48′14″N 2°21′50″E / 48.803768°N 2.363927°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Architect | Mario Cucinella Architects | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 26-07 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 28 February 1985 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
1,500,000 (2020) | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Villejuif–Léo Lagrange Location within Paris |
Villejuif–Léo Lagrange (French pronunciation: [vilʒɥif leo laɡʁɑ̃ʒ]) is a station of the Paris Métro, located on Line 7. It serves the commune of Villejuif.
History[]
The station opened when Line 7 was extended from Le Kremlin-Bicêtre to Villejuif–Louis Aragon on 28 February 1985. The station is named after Léo Lagrange (1900–1940), a French socialist politician and under-secretary of state for sport, who helped organise the People's Olympiad in Barcelona in opposition to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and died during the Battle of France. From 1998 to 2000, the station was renovated and redecorated as part of the centenary of the Paris Métro. The station's theme is sports and is decorated with sports exhibits to evoke the atmosphere of a stadium.[1] Various records of the greatest athletes in the history of sports can be found on the walls of the station dating from the 1990s.
In 2019, the station was used by 2,830,893 passengers, making it the 187th busiest of the Métro network, out of 302 stations.[2]
In 2020, the station was used by 1,500,000 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 175th busiest of the Métro network, out of 305 stations.[3]
From January 2022, paper ticket booklets (a pack of 10 tickets, known as a carnet) are no longer distributed at this station as part of the first phase of a three-phase plan that will see the discontinuation of paper ticket booklets throughout the RATP network by March 2022.[4]
Passenger services[]
Access[]
The station has 4 exits located on both sides of avenue de Paris.
Station layout[]
Street Level |
B1 | Mezzanine |
Line 7 platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← toward Villejuif–Louis Aragon (Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier) | |
Northbound | La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) → | toward|
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Platforms[]
Villejuif–Léo Lagrange has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
Other connections[]
The station is also served by line 185 of the RATP bus network, v7 of the Valouette bus network, and, at night, by lines N15 and N22 of the Noctilien bus network .
Gallery[]
Line 7 platforms at Villejuif–Léo Lagrange
Entrance of Villejuif–Léo Lagrange
Entrance with an escalator at Villejuif–Léo Lagrange
References[]
- ^ "Paris Metrò". Mario Cucinella Architects. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Fin du carnet de tickets de métro : quand les stations du Val-de-Marne seront-elles concernées ?". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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