Villejuif–Léo Lagrange
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
General information
Location34, avenue de Paris
53, avenue de Paris
Villejuif
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates48°48′14″N 2°21′50″E / 48.803768°N 2.363927°E / 48.803768; 2.363927
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Line(s)Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
ArchitectMario Cucinella Architects
Other information
Station code26-07
Fare zone2
History
Opened28 February 1985 (1985-02-28)
Passengers
1,500,000 (2020)
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Villejuif–Paul Vaillant-Couturier
towards Villejuif–Louis Aragon
 Line 7
Villejuif branch
 Le Kremlin–Bicêtre
towards La Courneuve–8 mai 1945
Location
Villejuif–Léo Lagrange is located in Paris
Villejuif–Léo Lagrange
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 an ascending escalator, from the platform to the public thoroughfare on the Avenue de Paris. It also has four staircase exits, which are on both sides of the avenue.

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 toward La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms

Villejuif–Léo Lagrange has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms. Since the 2000 centennial anniversary of the metro, the platforms were renovated and have been decorated with sports motifs. On the walls, you can observe photos, read exploits, and anecdotes or records of the greatest athletes in the history of sport. The records presented, date from the 1990s. Sergei Bubka is a record holder in pole vault, Javier Sotomayor a record holder in high jump, Maurice Greene a record holder of the 100 meters and Alexander Popov a record holder of the 100 meters freestyle.

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 .

References

  1. ↑ "Paris Metrò". Mario Cucinella Architects. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ↑ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ↑ "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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