École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort station

École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort
École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort
Paris Métro station
	MF 77 at École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort
General information
Location	Maisons-Alfort; Île-de-France; France
Coordinates	48°48′55″N 2°25′19″E / 48.81519°N 2.421882°E
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Line(s)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	no
Other information
Station code	2514
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	19 September 1970
Previous names	Maisons-Alfort–École Vétérinaire (19 September 1970 - 1996)
Passengers
	2,269,487 (2021)
Services
Location
	École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort Location within Paris

École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort (French pronunciation: [ekɔl veteʁinɛːʁ də mɛzɔ̃ alfɔʁ]) is a station on line 8 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Maisons-Alfort. It is named after the nearby École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, the national veterinary school founded in 1765.

History[edit]

On 19 September 1970, the station opened as Maisons-Alfort–École Vétérinaire as part of the extension of the line from Charenton–Écoles to Maisons-Alfort–Stade. This began a new wave of network expansions after a 18-year break due to limited financial resources during the post-war period. It marks the first appearance of "box stations", characterised by its rectangular shape due its cut-and-cover method of construction. In 1996, the station was renamed École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, as it remains today.

As part of the "Un métro + beau" programme by the RATP, the station's corridors and platform lighting were renovated and modernised on 13 March 2009.^[1]

In 2019, the station was used by 3,193,857 passengers, making it the 156th busiest of the Métro network out of 302 stations.^[2]

In 2020, the station was used by 1,808,155 passengers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the 135th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[3]

In 2021, the station was used by 1,808,155 passengers, making it the 154th busiest of the Métro network out of 304 stations.^[4]

Passenger services[edit]

Access[edit]

The station has 3 accesses:

Access 1: Carrefour de la Résistance
Access 2: École Nationale Vétérinaire Musée Fragonard
Access 3: avenue Général Leclerc (with an exit-only escalator from the eastbound platform)

Station layout[edit]

Street Level
B1	Mezzanine
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← toward Balard (Charenton–Écoles)
	Eastbound	→ toward Pointe du Lac (Maisons-Alfort–Stade) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Platforms[edit]

The station has a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Other connections[edit]

The station is also served by lines 24, 103, 104, 107, 125, 181, and 325 of the RATP bus network, and at night, by lines N32 and N35 of the Noctilien bus network.

Nearby[edit]

Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (Afssa) headquarters
Bpifrance headquarters
Carrefour de la Résistance
École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
Musée Fragonard d'Alfort, a museum of anatomical oddities.

Gallery[edit]

Mezzanine
Access 1
Access 2
Access 3
Escalator at access 3

References[edit]

^ "SYMBIOZ - Le Renouveau du Métro". www.symbioz.net (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2019". dataratp2.opendatasoft.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2020". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2021". data.ratp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.