Barbara (French pronunciation: [baʁbaʁa]) is a station of the Paris Métro on Line 4 in Montrouge and Bagneux. The station was built as part of a two-station southward extension from Mairie de Montrouge to Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac.[1] It opened in January 2022.[2][3]
Barbara Montrouge | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 48°48′33″N 2°19′03″E / 48.8092°N 2.3176°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RATP | ||||||||||
| Operated by | RATP | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi) | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 January 2022 | ||||||||||
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History
editThe extension of Line 4 south from Mairie de Montrouge received déclaration d'utilité publique in February 2005. Work to build the extension began in 2015, and was originally planned to open in 2020.[4] During the planning stages of the extension, the station was tentatively called Verdun-Sud. Following a public vote, the station was named after French singer Barbara, who was buried in the nearby Cimetière parisien de Bagneux.[5]
The station was opened on 13 January 2022.[6][7] The extension is expected to bring 37,000 new passengers per day.[8][7] The cost of the extension was 406 million euro, split between Ile-de-France Region (60%), the state (25.7%), and the department of Hauts-de-Seine, in which Barbara is located (14.3%).[9]
An apartment building for young workers was built by RATP Habitat above the station entrance at Avenue Marx Dormoy, and was completed in February 2023.[10][11]
Architecture
editThe station was designed by LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi).[11] The design uses white corrugated metal panels on the walls and vaulted ceiling, as well as large circular light fittings – a similar concept was also used at Aimé Césaire and Mairie d'Aubervilliers stations on line 12.[12]
Passenger services
editAccess
editThe station has two entrances:[13]
- Access 1 - "Avenue Marx Dormoy" is located on the territory of Montrouge, along Avenue Marx-Dormoy, at the corner of Avenue de Verdun and Avenue Henri Ginoux. The entrance is located on the ground floor of an apartment building for young workers.[10]
- Access 2 - "Avenue de Stalingrad" is located on the territory of Bagneux, at the corner of Avenue de Stalingrad and Avenue du Colonel-Fabien. The entrance is a standalone building.[11]
Platform
editThe platform is fitted with platform edge doors, installed as part of the automation of Line 4.[14]
Other services
editThe station connects with lines 128 and 323 of the RATP Bus Network.
Nearby
edit- Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
- Fort de Montrouge
References
edit- ^ Compagnon, Sébastian (7 December 2021). "Grand Paris : la ligne 4 du métro arrivera à Bagneux, son nouveau terminus, le 13 janvier 2022". Le Parisien.
- ^ "Line 4 joins Bagneux!". Groupe RATP. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Lenhardt, Marjorie (2022-01-13). "Après 45 ans d'attente, la ligne 4 du métro arrive «enfin» à Bagneux !". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Dans cinq ans, Bagneux aura le métro". leparisien.fr (in French). 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ Riou, Ariane (2018-06-20). "Ile-de-France : deux futures stations de la ligne 4 du métro porteront les noms de Barbara et Lucie Aubrac". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Line 4 joins Bagneux!". Groupe RATP. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Deux nouvelles stations de métro baptisées Barbara et Lucie Aubrac". Ouest France (in French). 13 January 2022.
- ^ archyw. "The metro arrives in Bagneux!". Archyworldys.
- ^ "Deux nouvelles stations de métro baptisées Barbara et Lucie Aubrac". Ouest France (in French). 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Nos réalisations – RATP Habitat". RATP Habitat (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ a b c "LA LIGNE REJOINT BAGNEUX CE JEUDI 13 JANVIER Dossier de presse – 13 janvier 2022" (PDF). Groupe RATP. 13 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "4 New Metro-Stations, Lines 4 and 12 in Paris | lin-a". www.lin-a.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ "Barbara : Sorties du Métro.fr". www.sortiesdumetro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ archyw. "The metro arrives in Bagneux!". Archyworldys.