Villejuif–Gustave Roussy station
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Villejuif France | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°47′36″N 2°20′57″E / 48.793300°N 2.349260°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Société du Grand Paris | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP Group and ORA (RATP Dev, Alstom & ComfortDelGro) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Architect | Dominique Perrault | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | GA17 / 17IGR | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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Villejuif–Gustave Roussy (French pronunciation: [vilʒɥif ɡystav ʁusi]) is an underground station on Line 14 and Line 15 (the latter currently under construction) of the Paris Métro. It is part of the Grand Paris Express project. The station is located in the town of Villejuif near the Institut Gustave Roussy, hence its name.
Villejuif–Gustave Roussy station was designed by Dominique Perrault.[1] The extension of metro Line 14 opened on 24 June 2024.[2] For the first few months of operation, Villejuif–Gustave Roussy served only as an emergency exit, where trains passed through without serving this station. As of 18 January 2025, the Line 14 platforms opened for service at Villejuif–Gustave Roussy; the Line 15 platforms are expected to be put into service at this station, along with the rest of the line, in late 2026.[3]
In November 2025, two French stations, Villejuif–Gustave Roussy and Saint-Denis–Pleyel,[1] were included on the "World's Most Beautiful Stations List 2025" as part of the global design and architecture competition Prix Versailles. Seven stations in total, located in Australia, Belgium, China, France and Saudi Arabia, were nominated for their "remarkable architectural ambition" and announced at UNESCO Headquarters.[4] In December 2025, the Villejuif–Gustave Roussy station won the Prix Versailles, with Emma Watson serving on the jury for that edition.[5]
References
- ^ a b Batista Cabanas, Leticia; Salako, Tokunbo (4 November 2025). "First-class beauty: Prix Versailles picks the world's best looking train stations". Euronews. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Compagnon, Sébastian; Gairaud, Marie-Anne (24 June 2024). "Ligne 14 de Saint-Denis − Pleyel à l'aéroport d'Orly: 'Ces nouvelles stations, c'est vraiment waouh!'". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Gare Villejuif − Gustave Roussy: ouverture imminente" [Villejuif Station - Gustave Roussy: imminent opening!]. Grand Paris Express. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Neath, Amelia (6 November 2025). "These are the most beautiful railway stations in the world". The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Dhuin, Maxime (5 December 2025). "La gare de Villejuif-Gustave Roussy désignée la plus belle du monde" [Villejuif-Gustave Roussy station named the most beautiful in the world]. HuffPost France (in French). Archived from the original on 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.