Maison Blanche (Paris Métro)

Maison Blanche (Paris Métro)
Maison Blanche
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Date opened 7 March 1930 (1930)
Municipality/
Arrondissement		 the 13th arrondissement of Paris
Fare zone 1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 7
Direction
Villejuif or
Mairie d'Ivry		 Direction
La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Tolbiac
Paris Métro Line 7
Direction
Villejuif or
Mairie d'Ivry		 Direction
La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945
Porte d'Italie Tolbiac
List of stations of the Paris Métro
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Location of metro station

Maison Blanche is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 7. South of this station, the line forks into two branches, one leading to Villejuif – Louis Aragon and the other to Mairie d'Ivry. The station is under the Avenue d'Italie, between the streets of Rue Caillaux and Rue Bourgon, near the Porte d'Italie, a gate in the former Thiers Wall.

It opened as part of a planned section of Line 7, which was temporarily operated as part of Line 10 until the completion of the under-Seine crossing of line 7 from Pont de Sully to Place Monge. On 7 March 1930 the line was extended from Place d'Italie to Porte de Choisy, including Maison Blanche. The station was integrated into line 7 on 26 April 1931. The station is named after the district, which gets it name from a hotel of the same name, which is French for "White House".

An extension of line 14 from Olympiades to Maison Blanche is planned, possibly taking over the branch to Villejuif – Louis Aragon. A possible extension of this line to Orly Airport was also announced by the French Government in April 2009.[1]

Gallery

  • Line 7 platforms at Maison Blanche

References

  1. ^ "Développement de la région capitale (Development of the capital region)" (in French). French Government. 29 April 2009. http://i44.tinypic.com/24w80us.jpg. Retrieved 25 September 2009. 


Paris Métro Line 7

La Courneuve — 8 Mai 1945 (T) (1) • Fort d'Aubervilliers • Aubervilliers — Pantin — Quatre Chemins • Porte de la Villette • Corentin Cariou • Crimée • Riquet • Stalingrad (M) (2) (5) • Louis Blanc (M) (7bis) • Château-Landon • Gare de l'Est (M) (4) (5) • Poissonnière • Cadet • Le Peletier • Chaussée d'Antin — La Fayette (M) (9) • Opéra (M) (3) (8) (RER) (A) • Pyramides (M) (14) • Palais Royal — Musée du Louvre (M) (1) • Pont Neuf • Châtelet (M) (1) (4) (11) (14) (RER) (A) (B) (D) • Pont Marie • Sully — Morland • Jussieu (M) (10) • Place Monge • Censier Daubenton • Les Gobelins • Place d'Italie (M) (5) (6) • Tolbiac • Maison Blanche   ⊂

South branch
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre • Villejuif — Léo Lagrange • Villejuif — Paul Vaillant-Couturier • Villejuif — Louis Aragon

Southeast branch
Porte d'Italie (T) (3) • Porte de Choisy  (T) (3) • Porte d'Ivry (T) (3) • Pierre et Marie Curie • Mairie d'Ivry

Coordinates: 48°49′20″N 2°21′31″E / 48.822155°N 2.358531°E / 48.822155; 2.358531


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