Boulainvilliers station
railway station in Paris, France
Boulainvilliers (French pronunciation: [bulɛ̃vilje]) is a station in line C of the Paris Region's express suburban rail system, the RER. It is in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Boulainvilliers was originally an open air station. The platforms were covered when the line was converted to the RER C. La Muette on Paris Métro Line 9 is connected to the RER station via an underground passageway.
“Boulainvilliers station” enters the record as railway station in Paris, France. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Boulainvilliers, station and railway can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2422009. Authority coordinates are 48.856, 2.275. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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