Île-de-France: when is Villejuif Gustave-Roussy station due to open on line 14?

You've probably already travelled on it since it was extended on June 24. To the delight of all Ile-de-France commuters, line 14 has now been extended north to Saint-Denis - Pleyel, and south toOrly airport. As a result, users can connect this Seine-Saint-Denis commune with the famous Paris airport in just 40 minutes.

A total of 8 new stations will be added to the 30-kilometre route. Line 14 is now the longest metro line in the Paris region. Saint-Denis - Pleyel station is the new northern terminus of the purple line. 6 other stations, located to the south of the route, also opened to passengers on June 24: Maison Blanche, Hôpital Bicêtre, L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Chevilly-Larue, Thiais-Orly and Aéroport d'Orly.

On your way to Orly Airport or back to the north of Paris from Val-de-Marne, you may have noticed that one station is still closed. Trains are not stopping at Villejuif - Gustave Roussy station. So when can we expect to get off at this new stop? And why wasn't the Villejuif - Gustave Roussy station inaugurated at the same time as the other 7? We answer.

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Line 14: when is Villejuif Gustave-Roussy station due to open?

Originally scheduled for December 2024, the opening date of the Villejuif Gustave-Roussy station has been postponed. For the time being, the official opening date of this 8th and last station on line 14 has not yet been communicated by the Société des Grands Projets. But according to the latest information, the Villejuif - Gustave Roussy station should finally open in early 2025, in January to be exact. " Until then, it will act as a service structure essential to the operation of the line ", and thus as an " emergency station for the extension of line 14 ", as stated on the Grand Paris Express website.

This station is unique in that it offers a connection with the future line 15 of the Grand Paris Express. Work is therefore continuing on this station. For this reason, the opening will take place a few months later.

But in January 2025, Villejuif - Gustave Roussy station should welcome its first passengers on line 14. Then, from summer 2026, line 15 Sud will be brought into service, providing connections with line 14.

The Villejuif - Gustave Roussy station will be nine storeys high, with platforms almost 50 metres below ground. The architecture, designed by Dominique Perrault, will feature a helix-shaped metal roof.