Vavin station
Vavin (French pronunciation: [vavɛ̃]) is a station of the Paris Métro on line 4 on the border of the 6th arrondissement and 14th arrondissement, under Place Pablo-Picasso at the intersection of Boulevard du Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail. It is named after the nearby rue Vavin, named after 19th-century statesman Alexis Vavin (1792-1863).
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Vavin after the installation of platform screen doors | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 0407 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 January 1910 | ||||||||||
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| 1,322,588 (2021) | |||||||||||
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Vavin Location within Paris | |||||||||||
It has the peculiarity of having two connections to other lines on the track towards Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac; one from line 12 just before entering the station and one towards line 6 just after leaving the station.
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