École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort station
École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort  | |||||||||||
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| Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
 MF 77 at École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Maisons-Alfort Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°48′55″N 2°25′19″E / 48.81519°N 2.421882°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 | 2514 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 September 1970 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Maisons-Alfort–École Vétérinaire (19 September 1970 - 1996) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2,269,487 (2021) | |||||||||||
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  École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort Location within Paris | |||||||||||
École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort (French pronunciation: [ekɔl veteʁinɛːʁ də mɛzɔ̃ alfɔʁ]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Maisons-Alfort. It is named after the nearby École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, the national veterinary school founded in 1765.
History
On 19 September 1970, the station opened as Maisons-Alfort–École Vétérinaire as part of the extension of the line from Charenton–Écoles to Maisons-Alfort–Stade. This began a new wave of network expansions after a 18-year break due to limited financial resources during the post-war period. It marks the first appearance of "box stations", characterised by its rectangular shape due its cut-and-cover method of construction. In 1996, the station was renamed École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, as it remains today.
As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 13 March 2009.[1]
In 2019, the station was used by 3,193,857 passengers, making it the 156th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.[2]
In 2020, the station was used by 1,808,155 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 135th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[3]
In 2021, the station was used by 1,808,155 passengers, making it the 154th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.[4]
Passenger services
Access
The station has 3 accesses:
- Access 1: Carrefour de la Résistance
- Access 2: École Nationale Vétérinaire Musée Fragonard
- Access 3: avenue Général Leclerc (with an exit-only escalator from the eastbound platform)
Station layout
| Street Level | ||
| B1 | Mezzanine | |
| Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← toward Balard (Charenton–Écoles)
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| Eastbound | toward Pointe du Lac (Maisons-Alfort–Stade) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platforms
The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
Other connections
The station is also served by lines 24, 103, 104, 107, 125, 181, and 325 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N32 and N35 of the Noctilien bus network.
Nearby
- Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (Afssa) headquarters
- Bpifrance headquarters
- Carrefour de la Résistance
- École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
- Musée Fragonard d'Alfort, a museum of anatomical oddities.
Gallery
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Mezzanine -
Access 1 -
Access 2 -
Access 3 -
Escalator at access 3
References
- ^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
