Porte de Vanves station
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Porte de Vanves (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt də vɑ̃v]) is a station on Line 13 of the Paris Métro and a stop on tramway Line 3a in the 14th arrondissement.
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Paris Métro station | |||||||||||
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Location | Avenue de la Porte de Vanves 14th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°49′41″N 2°18′21″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 | 2702 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 21 January 1937 (1937-01-21) | ||||||||||
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3,395,358 (2021) | |||||||||||
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It is named after the Porte de Vanves, a gate in the 19th century Thiers wall of Paris. Contrary to what its name suggests, it gave access to the commune of Malakoff – the commune of Vanves is instead accessible by Porte Brancion located 250 metres west.