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 servicesedit
Accessedit
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.
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 connectionsedit
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 .
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Villejuif Leo Lagrange French pronunciation vilʒɥif leo laɡʁɑ ʒ is a station of the Paris Metro located on Line 7 It serves the commune of Villejuif Villejuif Leo LagrangeParis Metro stationGeneral informationLocation34 avenue de Paris53 avenue de ParisVillejuifIle de FranceFranceCoordinates48 48 14 N 2 21 50 E 48 803768 N 2 363927 E 48 803768 2 363927Owned byRATPOperated byRATPLine s Platforms2 2 side platforms Tracks2ConstructionArchitectMario Cucinella ArchitectsOther informationStation code26 07Fare zone2HistoryOpened28 February 1985 38 years ago 1985 02 28 Passengers1 500 000 2020 ServicesPreceding station Paris Metro Following stationVillejuif Paul Vaillant Couturiertowards Villejuif Louis Aragon Line 7Villejuif branch Le Kremlin Bicetretowards La Courneuve 8 mai 1945LocationVillejuif Leo LagrangeLocation within Paris Contents 1 History 2 Passenger services 2 1 Access 2 2 Station layout 2 3 Platforms 2 4 Other connections 3 Gallery 4 ReferencesHistory editThe station opened when Line 7 was extended from Le Kremlin Bicetre to Villejuif Louis Aragon on 28 February 1985 The station is named after Leo 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 Metro 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 Metro 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 Metro 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 editAccess edit 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 edit Street LevelB1 MezzanineLine 7 platforms Side platform doors will open on the rightSouthbound nbsp nbsp toward Villejuif Louis Aragon Villejuif Paul Vaillant Couturier Northbound nbsp nbsp toward La Courneuve 8 mai 1945 Le Kremlin Bicetre Side platform doors will open on the rightPlatforms edit Villejuif Leo 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 edit 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 Gallery edit nbsp Line 7 platforms at Villejuif Leo Lagrange nbsp Entrance of Villejuif Leo Lagrange nbsp Entrance with an escalator at Villejuif Leo LagrangeReferences edit Paris Metro Mario Cucinella Architects Retrieved 2022 01 21 Trafic annuel entrant par station du reseau ferre 2019 dataratp2 opendatasoft com in French Retrieved 2022 01 21 Trafic annuel entrant par station du reseau ferre 2020 data ratp fr in French Retrieved 2022 01 21 Fin du carnet de tickets de metro quand les stations du Val de Marne seront elles concernees actu fr in French Retrieved 2022 01 21 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villejuif Leo Lagrange Paris Metro Roland Gerard 2003 Stations de metro D Abbesses a Wagram Editions Bonneton This article related to the Paris Metro is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Villejuif Leo Lagrange station amp oldid 1170435864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
