Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier () is a station of the Paris Métro, located on Line 7. It serves the commune of Villejuif.
History 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 former mayor of Villejuif, Paul Vaillant-Couturier (1892–1937) who was a journalist, politician and editor of the Communist newspaper L’Humanité.
In 2021, usage of the station gradually increased, with 1,764,879 passengers during the year. This made it the 200th most used metro station.
Passenger services Access The station has three entrances: Access 1 Boulevard Maxime-Gorki/Rue Jean-Baptiste-Clément, with a fixed staircase; Access 2 Boulevard Maxime-Gorki/Rue Condorcet, on the even numbers side, with a fixed staircase and an escalator. This entrance is indicated by a mast surmounted by a yellow M logo; Access 3 Maxim Gorky Boulevard, with a fixed staircase, also indicated by a mast surmounted by a yellow M logo. Station layout Street Level B1Connecting level Line 7 platformsSouthbound← toward Villejuif–Louis Aragon Northbound toward La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 → Platforms Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks, surmounted by a mezzanine. The name of the station is written in Parisine font on enamelled plates. Lighting is provided by suspended luminous globes, small ceramic tiles of a white and orange colour placed vertically covering the walls as well as the tunnel exits. The furniture is the Motte style in an orange colour.
Bus connections The station is served by lines 162 and 185 of the RATP bus network, the v7 urban service of the Valouette bus network and, at night, by lines N15 and N22 of the Noctilien network.
Nearby Hôpital Paul-Brousse
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References
External links Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.