Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac station

Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac (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.

For the Paris RER station, see Bagneux station.
Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac
Paris Métro
Paris Métro station
Station platforms in January 2022.
General information
Coordinates48.8027°N 2.3173°E / 48.8027; 2.3173
Owned byRATP
Operated byRATP
Construction
ArchitectLIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi)
History
Opened13 January 2022
Services
Preceding station Paris Métro Paris Métro Following station
Terminus Line 4 Barbara
towards Porte de Clignancourt
Location
Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac is located in Paris
Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac
Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac
Location within Paris

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]

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.[8] This is planned to open in 2025.[9] 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]

Architecture and artwork
Station entrance

Line 4

The station was designed by LIN (Finn Geipel and Giulia Andi).[10] It is fitted with platform edge doors, as part of the automation of Line 4, planned to be completed by 2022.[7]

Inside the station, two portraits of Lucie Aubrac were created by the artist C215.[10] On a gable of a building outside the station, artist Andréa Michaelsson (also known as Btoy) has painted a large portrait of Lucie Aubrac.[11] 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.[12]

Line 15

The station has been designed by French architect Marc Barani.[13] An artwork by Italian artist Tatiana Trouvé will take inspiration from caves, fossils and troglodytes.[14]

References
  1. Compagnon, Sébastian (7 December 2021). "Grand Paris : la ligne 4 du métro arrivera à Bagneux, son nouveau terminus, le 13 janvier 2022". Le Parisien.
  2. Lenhardt, Marjorie (2022-01-13). "Après 45 ans d'attente, la ligne 4 du métro arrive "enfin" à Bagneux !". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  3. "Dans cinq ans, Bagneux aura le métro". leparisien.fr (in French). 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  4. Riou, Ariane (2018-06-20). "Ile-de-France : deux futures stations de la ligne 4 du métro porteront les noms de Barbara et Lucie Aubrac". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  5. "Line 4 joins Bagneux!". Groupe RATP. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. "Deux nouvelles stations de métro baptisées Barbara et Lucie Aubrac". Ouest France (in French). 13 January 2022.
  7. archyw. "The metro arrives in Bagneux!". Archyworldys.
  8. "26 janvier 2011 : la victoire au finish qui a sauvé le Grand Paris express". Le journal du Grand Paris - L'actualité du développement de l'Ile-de-France (in French). 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  9. "Ligne 15 Sud". Société du Grand Paris (in French). 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  10. "LA LIGNE REJOINT BAGNEUX CE JEUDI 13 JANVIER Dossier de presse – 13 janvier 2022" (PDF). Groupe RATP. 13 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. "Bagneux: inauguration d'une fresque géante en hommage à la résistante Lucie Aubrac". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  12. "Bagneux : un portrait monumental de Lucie Aubrac à la sortie du métro". Les Echos (in French). 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  13. Moniteur, Le (2017-04-21). "Conçue par Marc Barani, la gare de Bagneux entre en chantier" (in French). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. "Gare Bagneux - Tatiana Trouvé & Marc Barani". Culture nouveau métro (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-14.
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