Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac station
Metro station in Paris, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac station (French pronunciation: [baɲø lysi obʁak]) is a Paris Métro station in Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine. It is the southern terminus of Line 4, and was built as part of a two-station southward extension from Mairie de Montrouge, the previous terminus of the line.[1] The adjacent station is Barbara. The station opened in January 2022.[2] In future, the station will be served by Paris Métro Line 15.
Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General information | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 48.8027°N 2.3173°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP Group | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Architect | LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 13 January 2022 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Future services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
|
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 planned to open in 2020.[3] During the planning stages of the extension, the station was tentatively called Bagneux. Following a public vote, the station was named after Lucie Aubrac, a member of the French Resistance during World War II.[4]
The station was opened on 13 January 2022 by Prime Minister Jean Castex.[2][5][6] The extension is expected to bring 37,000 new passengers per day.[7][6] 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 Bagneux is located (14.3%).[6]
South of the station, the Line 4 tunnels continue along Avenue Henri Barbusse for 800 metres allowing for train storage and maintenance.[8]
Grand Paris Express
In 2011, it was announced that the station will connect to the new Paris Métro Line 15, part of Grand Paris Express.[9] This is planned to open in 2025.[10] There are also plans to build an eco-quarter around the station with over 2,000 new residents, following the completion of the Line 15 station.[6]
Passenger services
Access
The station has five entrance/exits:[11]
- Three accesses – Rue de Verdun, Avenue Henri Barbusse and Place Lucie Aubrac – are located in a large station building north of Avenue Henri Barbusse, adjacent to the construction site for the Line 15 station.
- Access 4 "Avenue de Stalingrad" is located to the north of the main entrance building and Place Lucie Aubrac, in a small standalone building.
- Access 5 "Rue Claude Debussy" is a exit from the terminating Line 4 platform, integrated into a residential building.[12]
Other services
The station connects with lines 162, 188 and 388 of the RATP Bus Network.
Architecture and artwork
Line 4
The station was designed by LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi).[13] The design uses white corrugated metal panels on the walls, as well as large circular light fittings – a similar concept was also used at Aimé Césaire and Mairie d'Aubervilliers stations on line 12.[14] The platforms are fitted with platform edge doors, installed as part of the automation of Line 4.[7]
Inside the station, two portraits of Lucie Aubrac were created by the artist C215.[15] On a gable of a building outside the station, artist Andréa Michaelsson (also known as Btoy) has painted a large portrait of Lucie Aubrac.[16] On the nearby maintenance building, a metal bas-relief by Argentinian artist Ricardo Mosner shows the history of underground mines, quarries and the Metro in the local area.[17]
Line 15
The station has been designed by French architect Marc Barani.[18] An artwork by Italian artist Tatiana Trouvé will take inspiration from caves, fossils and troglodytes.[19]
References
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.