Victor Hugo () is a station on Paris Métro Line 2. It is named after the author Victor Hugo, and located directly underneath Place Victor Hugo in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Location

The station, located between the western terminus of Porte Dauphine and the Charles de Gaulle - Étoile station, is located northeast of Place Victor-Hugo, and has a stopping point replacing an old abandoned station, their platforms established at:

  • for the old abandoned station, in a marked curve under the square, along the axis of Avenue Bugeaud and Avenue Victor-Hugo;
  • for the current station, under Avenue Victor-Hugo, northeast of the original location.

History

When first opened in 1900 as part of line 2 Nord, the platforms were built on the tight bend between Avenue Victor Hugo and Avenue Bugeaud. It still features some of the original flat tiles that were first in use on the network and have now almost entirely disappeared.

In July 2018, after the France national football team won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the station was temporarily renamed Victor Hugo Lloris after captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

In 2019, 3,841,033 travelers entered this station which placed it at the 128th position of metro stations for its usage.

It owes its name to its location under Place Victor-Hugo and Avenue Victor-Hugo, which pay homage to Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French poet, playwright, prose writer, novelist and draftsman, considered to be one of the most important French-language writers. located northeast of the square, at the angle formed by the eponymous avenue and Rue Léonard-de-Vinci;

  • entrance 2 - Avenue Raymond-Poincaré, consisting of an ascending escalator allowing only an exit from the platform in the direction of Porte Dauphine, located north of the square, at the corner with Rue Léonard-de- Vinci and Avenue Raymond-Poincaré.

Station layout

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Platforms

Victor Hugo is a standard configuration station. It has two platforms separated by the metro tracks and the vault is elliptical. The decoration is of the style used for most metro stations. The lighting canopies are white and rounded in the Gaudin style of the renouveau du métro des années 2000 revival and, the bevelled white ceramic tiles cover the walls, the vault and the tympans. The advertising frames are in a faience honey color and the name of the station is also in faience, in the style of the original CMP, a unique case on line 2. The seats are in a Motte style red. The station is distinguished however by the lower part of its platforms which are vertical and not elliptical, except at the end on the Porte Dauphine side (where the accesses take place), which is located within the very end of the old platforms; it is therefore recognizable by its lower vault and the curvature of the platforms at the level of the tunnel exits.

The wall on the platform towards Nation has a niche fitted out as a small display window dedicated to Victor Hugo. It houses a particular bust in his likeness.

The abandoned old station, also of standard configuration but set in a steep curve, remains clearly visible to the passengers of the trains passing it. It is also possible to see it from the end of the platforms of the current station on the Porte Dauphine side.

Bus connections

The station is served by lines 52 and 82 of the RATP Bus Network.

Nearby

  • Fontaine de la place Victor-Hugo
  • Église Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau

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File:Metro de Paris - Ligne 2 - Victor Hugo 02.jpg|View towards Porte Dauphine

File:Metro de Paris - Ligne 2 - Victor Hugo 01.jpg|View towards Nation

File:Metro de Paris - Ligne 2 - Victor Hugo 04.jpg|Sculpture of Victor Hugo

File:Metro de Paris - Ligne 2 - Victor Hugo - Station abandonnee 01.jpg|Abandoned platforms

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References

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