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Maison Blanche (Paris Métro)

Maison Blanche
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Metro 7 Maison Blanche quais.JPG
Location 13th arrondissement of Paris
Île-de-France
France
Coordinates 48°49′20″N 2°21′31″E / 48.822155°N 2.358531°E / 48.822155; 2.358531Coordinates: 48°49′20″N 2°21′31″E / 48.822155°N 2.358531°E / 48.822155; 2.358531
Owned by RATP
Operated by RATP
Other information
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 7 March 1930 (1930-03-07)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7
Villejuif branch
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7
Ivry branch
Location
Maison Blanche is located in Paris
Maison Blanche
Maison Blanche
Location within Paris

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.



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