Hôpital Bicêtre station

Hôpital Bicêtre (French: [ɔʃ] ) is a future station on line 14 of the Paris Métro. It is located in the commune of Kremlin-Bicêtre in the department of Val-de-Marne, near the commune of Gentilly. It is 800 metres away from Bicêtre Hospital. It is currently slated to open by summer 2024, in time for the Paris Olympics as part of the southern extension of line 14 from Maison Blanche to Aéroport d'Orly.

History

The station was initially referred to by its provisional name Kremlin-Bicêtre Hôpital. In a public consultation exercise conducted between 20 June to 4 July 2022, voters were given two names to choose from: Kremlin-Bicêtre Hôpital or Hôpital Bicêtre. On 27 July 2022, it was announced that the name Hôpital Bicêtre was chosen.

A bas-relief artwork created by Eva Jospin in cooperation with the architect Jean-Paul Viguier, will be installed on both the interior and exterior of the station. It comprises a concrete wall made to look like strata with bronze vines hanging down from the top. The vines were ideated from cardboard models, the artist's favourite material. The artwork was inspired by the film Roma where many buried ancient artifacts were uncovered during the construction of the Rome Metro, hence, illustrating the petrification and archaeological remains during the construction of the Grand Paris Express in her artwork. Preparatory work for the extension of line 14 to Aéroport d'Orly which commenced in May 2016 was completed in April 2018. It involved a test pit being dug at rue du professor Bergonié and the diversion of underground utilities (electricity, telephone, internet, etc.) to free up space for the construction of the station. Construction of the station and its two ventilation structures began on 23 April 2018 by the Dodin Campenon Bernard / VINCI consortium.

On 24 September 2020, Allison, a tunnel boring machine, arrived at the southern end of the station box, 15 months after it was launched at L'Haÿ-les-Roses, 3200 m away. It was responsible for digging the northern third of the tunnels of the extension of line 14. It was then shifted to the northern end of the station box, in a process taking approximately three weeks, then continued on digging the remaining 1300 m to Maison-Blanche.

On 15 December 2022, the roof of the station was completed, including its wooden frame and glazing, with work having started on it since April 2022. Work on the station's walls are currently still in progress as well as the installation of the platform facades which will be completed by the beginning of 2023.

Passenger services

Access

The station will have three accesses.

Station layout

Platforms

The station will have a standard configuration with 2 tracks surrounded by 2 side platforms.

Nearby

• Bicêtre Hospital
• Paris-Saclay Medical School

Gallery

References