Vavin (Paris Métro)

Vavin (French pronunciation: [vavɛ̃]) is a station of the Paris Métro on line 4 on the border of the 6th arrondissement and 14th arrondissement.

Vavin
Paris Métro station
Location101, boul. Montparnasse
103, boul. Montparnasse
106, boul. Montparnasse
108, boul. Montparnasse
6th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°50′32.04″N 2°19′44.22″E
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened9 January 1910 (1910-01-09)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Location
Vavin
Location within Paris

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 Alexis Vavin.

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 toward Mairie de Montrouge (Raspail)
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.

References

  1. "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.


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