Vavin (Paris Métro)

Vavin
Date opened	9 January 1910 (1910)
Accesses	101, boul. Montparnasse 103, boul. Montparnasse 106, boul. Montparnasse 108, boul. Montparnasse
Municipality/ Arrondissement	the 6th arrondissement of Paris
Fare zone	1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 4 Direction Porte de Clignancourt Direction Mairie de Montrouge Montparnasse - Bienvenüe Raspail
List of stations of the Paris Métro
Location of metro station

Vavin is a station of the Paris Métro on line 4 on the border of the 6th arrondissement and 14th arrondissement.

The station was opened on 9 January 1910 as part of the connecting section of the line under the Seine between Châtelet and Raspail. It is named after the Rue Vavin, named after 19th-century statesman Alexis Vavin.

A non-passenger track connection to line 12 lies between the station and Montparnasse - Bienvenüe.

Trivia

Rue Vavin is the home address of the character of French Lieutenant Audebert as played by Guillaume Canet in the 2005 Sony Pictures Classics film Joyeux Noël.

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Montparnasse – Bienvenüe)
	Southbound	→ toward Mairie de Montrouge (Raspail) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vavin (Paris Metro).

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  Line 4 platforms at Vavin

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  Connection between Lines 4 and 12 at Vavin

MP 59 rolling stock on Line 4 at Vavin

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.

Coordinates: 48°50′32.04″N 2°19′44.22″E / 48.8422333°N 2.3289500°E / 48.8422333; 2.3289500