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
Paris Métro station
Station platforms on opening day
General information
Coordinates
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Construction
Architect	LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi)
History
Opened	13 January 2022
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac Terminus Line 4 Mairie de Montrouge towards Porte de Clignancourt
Location
Barbara Montrouge Location within Paris

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.[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]

Architecture and design

The station was designed by LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi).[10] The vaulted ceiling of the station is covered in white corregated metal panels. It is fitted with platform edge doors, as part of the automation of Line 4, planned to be completed by 2022.[11] Above the station entrance at Avenue Marx Dormoy, RATP Habitat will build an apartment building for young workers.[10]

References

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