Maison Blanche (Paris Métro)

Maison Blanche
Paris Métro station
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 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre toward Villejuif - Louis Aragon Villejuif branch Tolbiac toward La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945 Porte d'Italie toward Mairie d'Ivry Ivry branch
Location
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.^[1]

Station layout

Line 7 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) ← toward Mairie d'Ivry (Porte d'Italie)
	Northbound	→ toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Tolbiac) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

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