Barbara station

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. It opened in January 2022.

History

The extension of Line 4 south from Mairie de Montrouge received déclaration d'utilité publique in February 2005. Work to built the extension began in 2015, and was originally planned to open in 2020. 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.

The station was opened on 13 January 2022. The extension is expected to bring 37,000 new passengers per day. 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%).

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.

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.

Passenger services

Access

The station has two entrances:

• 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.
• 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.

Platform

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

Other services

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

Nearby

• Cimetière parisien de Bagneux
• Fort de Montrouge

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