Hôpital Bicêtre: station history
Served by: metro line 14.
Did you know?
The station was first known by the project name « Kremlin-Bicêtre Hôpital ». A public consultation pitted this name against « Hôpital Bicêtre », which voters chose: it takes the name of the hospital it serves. It is part of the southern extension of line 14, inaugurated in June 2024. It has two 120 m platforms, with platform walls rising to the ceiling, and two entrances, rue Séverine and rue Gabriel-Péri. The Gentilly boundary is only a few metres away, and several RATP bus lines serve the station.
Anecdote
The station's artwork is by Eva Jospin, in collaboration with the architect Jean-Paul Viguier. It unfolds outside and inside, with « emergences » including bronze copies of her cardboard sculptures, and draws on the film Fellini Roma, in which ancient remains reappear during the construction of the Rome metro.
Around Hôpital Bicêtre
- Hôpital de Bicêtre, 400 m away — A former hospital and asylum where physician Philippe Pinel began freeing mentally ill patients from their chains.
- Parc départemental du Coteau, 1000 m away — A park offering green spaces and leisure activities for Le Kremlin-Bicêtre residents.
- Mairie du Kremlin-Bicêtre, 550 m away — The town hall of this unusually named town, a direct neighbour of Paris.