Vavin station

Metro station in Paris, France

48°50′32.04″N 2°19′44.22″E / 48.8422333°N 2.3289500°E / 48.8422333; 2.3289500Owned byRATPOperated byRATPLine(s)

Platforms2 (2 side platforms)Tracks2ConstructionAccessibleNoOther informationStation code0407Fare zone1HistoryOpened9 January 1910 (1910-01-09)Passengers1,322,588 (2021) Services

Preceding station	Paris Métro			Following station
Raspail towards Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac		Line 4		Montparnasse–Bienvenüe towards Porte de Clignancourt

Location
Vavin Location within Paris

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).

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.

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.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors were renovated and modernised on 2 December 2005.^[1]

As part of the automation of line 4, the platforms were partially renovated and modernised. Its platform levels were raised to accommodate the installation of platform screen doors which took place from July to August 2020. This was in addition to new lighting being installed, tiling the floor, and the installation of new seats.^[2]

In 2018, the station was used by 2,182,742 passengers, making it the 244th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[3]

In 2019, the station was used by 2,021,987 passengers, making it the 244th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[4]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,009,201 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 241st busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[5]

In 2021, the station was used by 1,009,201 passengers, making it the 249th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[6]

Passenger services

Access

The station has 4 accesses:

Access 1: Boulevard Raspail
Access 2: rue Vavin
Access 3: Boulevard du Montparnasse
Access 4: rue Delambre

Station layout

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Platform level	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Montparnasse – Bienvenüe)
	Southbound	→ toward Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac (Raspail) →
	Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms, with platform screen doors installed since August 2020.

Other connections

The station is also served by lines 58, 68, 82, and 91 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N01 and N02 of the Noctilien bus network.

Nearby

Paris-Panthéon-Assas University

Gallery

Work train at Vavin before the installation of platform screen doors
Connection to line 12
Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
Access 4

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References

^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Metro line 4 heading for automation". RATP. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2018". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.