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Rosa Parks station (Paris)

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Gare Rosa Parks coté rue Gaston Tessier
Gare Rosa Parks coté rue Gaston Tessier

Rosa Parks station (French: Gare Rosa Parks) is a railway station in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France near the Porte d'Aubervilliers. It is on the RER network, and also has a tram stop. The station opened on 13 December 2015, and bears the name of American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

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Rosa Parks station (Paris)
Rue Gaston Tessier, Paris 19th Arrondissement (Paris)

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Rue Gaston Tessier
75019 Paris, 19th Arrondissement (Paris)
Ile-de-France, France
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