Barbara () is a station of the

Paris Métro The Paris Métro (french: Métro de Paris ; short for Métropolitain ) is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architec ...

on Line 4 in

Montrouge Montrouge () is a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. After a long period of decline, the population has increased again in recent years. ...

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 A ''déclaration d'utilité publique'', or declaration of public utility, is a formal recognition in French law that a proposed project has public benefits. The declaration must be obtained for many large construction projects in France, especially ...

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 Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...

, who was buried in the nearby

Cimetière parisien de Bagneux Cimetière parisien de Bagneux is one of the three Parisien cemeteries ''extra muros'', located in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine, Bagneux. The cemetery has a large Jewish section (many of the divisions have exclusively Jewish graves) and is sometimes k ...

. 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 Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western inner suburbs. It is bordered by Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne to the east, Val-d'Oise to the north, Yvelines to the we ...

, in which Barbara is located (14.3%).

Architecture and design

The station was designed by LIN (

Finn Geipel Finn Geipel (born 23 November 1958 in Stuttgart) is a German Architect and Urbanist. He is co-founder of the architecture and urban planning office LIN.Joseph Hanimann: ''Finn Geipel' Stand: 3. Dezember 2012 Life Geipel studied architecture from ...

and Giulia Andi). The vaulted ceiling of the station is covered in white corregated metal panels. It is fitted with

platform edge doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...

, as part of the automation of Line 4, planned to be completed by 2022. Above the station entrance at Avenue Marx Dormoy, RATP Habitat will build an apartment building for young workers.

References

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