Vaugirard () is a station on Line 12 of the

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the Paris, city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ar ...

in the

15th arrondissement 15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16. Mathematics 15 is: * A composite number, and the sixth semiprime; its proper divisors being , and . * A deficient number, a smooth number, a lucky number, a pernicious num ...

. The station opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the original section of the

Nord-Sud Company The Nord-Sud Company (English: North-South; french: Société du chemin de fer électrique souterrain Nord-Sud de Paris) was an operator of underground trains in Paris established in 1904, which built two lines (now Line 12 and part of Line ...

's line A between

Porte de Versailles Porte de Versailles () is a station on Line 12 of the Paris Métro, as well as the southern terminus of Île-de-France tramway Line 2 and a stop on Île-de-France tramway Line 3a in the 15th arrondissement. Nearby are the Paris expo Porte de Ver ...

and

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. It is named after the

Rue de Vaugirard The Rue de Vaugirard (Street of Vaugirard) is the longest street inside Paris's former city walls, at . It spans the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 6th and 15th arrondissement of Paris, 15th arrondissements. The Senate (France), Senate, housed in th ...

. ''Adolphe Chérioux'' (a former Mayor of the district) is sometimes added to the station's name. This is also the name of the public garden extending from the station to the town hall of the ''15th Arrondissement''. The station is unusual in that it contains two shops (newsagent and clothes store) even though it is not an interchange station.

Station layout

References

*Roland, Gérard (2003). ''Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram.'' Éditions Bonneton. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaugirard (Paris Metro) Paris Métro stations in the 15th arrondissement of Paris Railway stations in France opened in 1910