Metro Station of the Month is a blog category I used to post monthly when I started Eye Prefer Paris, but since I photographed most of the interesting stations, I don’t usually post them anymore. CLICK HERE to see my former posts.
I am reviving Metro Station of the Month today, with a brand-new metro station. There’s been an enormous project in recent years to build more metro stations and lines to connect the suburbs and outer areas of Paris France directly to Paris.
Villejuif-Gustave-Roussy, on line 14 opened last month, and will also connect with the new metro line 15 in 2026. It’s the deepest metro station in Paris, surpassing Abbesses, measuring 36 meters below ground
Named after the Franco-Swiss neurologist, neuropathologist and cancerologist (1874-1948) Gustave-Roussy, the medical institute with the same name is near the station.
On the platforms of the station, comic artist and illustrator Matthias Lehmann has installed playful murals of neighborhood and its residents.
Other news about the metro, line 14 now extends to Orly Airport, using just a regular ticket or metro card. It’s 25 minutes from the Orly station to Chatelet station.
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