Avron (Paris Métro)

Avron
Paris Métro station
Location	35, boul. de Charonne 11th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°51′07″N 2°23′52″E / 48.85194°N 2.397863°E / 48.85194; 2.397863Coordinates: 48°51′07″N 2°23′52″E / 48.85194°N 2.397863°E / 48.85194; 2.397863
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	2 April 1903 (1903-04-02)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Alexandre Dumas toward Porte Dauphine Nation Terminus
Location
Avron Location within Paris

Avron is a station on Paris Métro Line 2, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.

The station was opened on 2 April 1903 when the line was extended from Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas) to Nation. It is named after the Rue d'Avron, which is named after a small nearby plateau that served an important role in the defence of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War. It was the location of the Barrière de Montreuil, a gate built for the collection of taxation as part of the Wall of the Farmers-General; the gate was built between 1784 and 1788 and demolished during in the nineteenth century.^[1][2][3]

Station layout

Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← toward Porte Dauphine (Alexandre Dumas)
	Platform 2	→ toward Nation (Terminus) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  MF 67 and MF 2000 rolling stock at Avron

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  MF 2000 rolling stock at Avron

References

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

Sources

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