Buzenval () is a station on Line 9 of the Paris Métro in the 20th arrondissement. It lies under the Rue de Buzenval, which it is named after. Its name commemorates the Battle of Buzenval which took place on 19 January 1871, part of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. It occurred in the village of Buzenval, now part of the Hauts-de-Seine commune of Rueil-Malmaison, west of Paris.
The "Tarzan of Buzenval" was the nickname of Laurent Dauthuille, a boxer of the 1950s.
History
left|thumb|The entrance to the station in the 1940s, now access 1.
The station opened on 10 December 1933 as part of the line's extension from between Richelieu–Drouot to Porte de Montreuil.
Its main entrance was originally integrated with the former Palais Avron cinema, which opened in September 1936, replacing a former cinema on the same site, the Grand Cinéma Buzenval that opened in 1913 and closed in 1931 (initially named Casino de Buzenval). It has been repurposed as a supermarket since 1977, currently an Auchan, along with many other local cinemas that were converted into commercial spaces during the same period.
As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platforms were renovated and modernised on 2 December 2008.
In 2019, the station was used by 1,941,769 passengers, making it the 249th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.
In 2020, the station was used by 1,080,500 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 234th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.
In 2021, the station was used by 1,448,855 passengers, making it the 239th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.
Passenger services
Access
The station has 2 accesses:
- Access 1: rue de Buzenval
- Access 2: rue d'Avron (an exit-only escalator)
Station layout
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| data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |B1
| colspan="2" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" width="100" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Mezzanine
|-
| rowspan="4" data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform level
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|-
| data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Westbound
| data-darkreader-inline-border-bottom="" width="390" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |← toward Pont de Sèvres
|-
|Eastbound
| toward Mairie de Montreuil →
|-
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Platforms
The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.
Other connections
The station is also served by lines 57 and La Traverse de Charonne (501) of the RATP bus network.
Nearby
- Jardin Casque-d'Or
- Square Emily-Dickinson
- Square Sarah-Bernhardt
Gallery
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File:Entrée Station Métro Buzenval Rue Avron - Paris XX (FR75) - 2021-10-18 - 2.jpg|Access 1
File:Accès Station Métro Buzenval Rue Avron - Paris XX (FR75) - 2022-01-07 - 5.jpg|Access 2
</gallery>
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D'Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.