Barbara station explained

Barbara
Style:Paris Métro
Owned:RATP
Operator:RATP
Accessible:yes
Architect:LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi)
Zone:1
Opened:13 January 2022
Map Type:France Paris

Barbara (in French pronounced as /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]

History

The 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] 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]

Architecture

The station was designed by LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi). 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.[11]

Passenger services

Access

The station has two entrances:[12]

Platform

The platform is fitted with platform edge doors, installed as part of the automation of Line 4.[14]

Other services

The station connects with lines 128 and 323 of the RATP Bus Network.

Nearby

Notes and References

  1. News: Compagnon . Sébastian . Grand Paris : la ligne 4 du métro arrivera à Bagneux, son nouveau terminus, le 13 janvier 2022 . . 7 December 2021.
  2. Web site: 13 January 2021. Line 4 joins Bagneux!. live. 13 January 2021. Groupe RATP. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113123325/https://www.ratp.fr/en/groupe-ratp/newsroom/transport/la-ligne-4-rejoint-bagneux . 2022-01-13 .
  3. Web site: Lenhardt. Marjorie. 2022-01-13. Après 45 ans d'attente, la ligne 4 du métro arrive «enfin» à Bagneux !. live. 2022-01-13. Le Parisien. fr-FR. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113050819/https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/apres-45-ans-dattente-la-ligne-4-du-metro-arrive-enfin-a-bagneux-13-01-2022-3YL2PTI7Y5A3RANWCQJ4W3UB7M.php . 2022-01-13 .
  4. Web site: 2015-07-08 . Dans cinq ans, Bagneux aura le métro . 2022-10-14 . leparisien.fr . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: 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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180620051029/http://www.leparisien.fr/hauts-de-seine-92/ile-de-france-deux-noms-de-femmes-pour-les-futures-stations-de-la-ligne-4-du-metro-19-06-2018-7781856.php . 2018-06-20 . 2022-01-13 . . fr-FR.
  6. Web site: 13 January 2021 . Line 4 joins Bagneux! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113123325/https://www.ratp.fr/en/groupe-ratp/newsroom/transport/la-ligne-4-rejoint-bagneux . 2022-01-13 . 13 January 2021 . Groupe RATP.
  7. News: 13 January 2022 . Deux nouvelles stations de métro baptisées Barbara et Lucie Aubrac . fr . Ouest France .
  8. Web site: archyw . The metro arrives in Bagneux! . Archyworldys.
  9. News: 13 January 2022 . Deux nouvelles stations de métro baptisées Barbara et Lucie Aubrac . fr . Ouest France .
  10. Web site: 13 January 2022 . LA LIGNE REJOINT BAGNEUX CE JEUDI 13 JANVIER Dossier de presse – 13 janvier 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113123251/https://www.ratp.fr/sites/default/files/inline-files/RATP-DP-PL4-13012022-d%C3%A9fprint.pdf . 2022-01-13 . 13 January 2022 . Groupe RATP.
  11. Web site: 4 New Metro-Stations, Lines 4 and 12 in Paris lin-a . 2024-03-11 . www.lin-a.com.
  12. Web site: Barbara : Sorties du Métro.fr . 2023-01-18 . www.sortiesdumetro.fr . fr.
  13. Web site: Nos réalisations – RATP Habitat . 2024-03-07 . RATP Habitat . fr-FR.
  14. Web site: archyw . The metro arrives in Bagneux! . Archyworldys.

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