"Women are in the spotlight this (Thursday) morning. And what ladies! And what ladies!" exclaimed the head of government during a ceremony in Bagneux.
Barbara and Lucie Aubrac were "extraordinary women who, each in their own way, have deeply marked the history of our country", "(uniting) values, common fights for our Republic", he said.
“I am also happy that these two stations contribute to feminize, and in what way!, a transport network in the Ile-de-France region, which (…) had until then, it must be said, made more room for great men than 'to our great women,' remarked Mr. Castex. "Here is a mistake that is beginning to be repaired!"
Carried out by the RATP, to which the Prime Minister paid tribute for its resilience during the health crisis, the extension of line 4 of the Paris metro should bring 37.000 additional passengers every day, strengthening its second place in terms of attendance with 700.000 passengers. daily (before the Covid-19 pandemic).
Inaugurated two years late, it cost 406 million euros, provided 60% by the Ile-de-France region, 25,7% by the State and 14,3% by the Hauts-de-France department. Seine.
On the border of Montrouge and Bagneux, the deep station Barbara serves the cemetery where the singer is buried. At the Bagneux-Lucie Aubrac terminus, an eco-district is due to emerge once the scars of the double construction site of the extension of line 4 and the construction of line 15 of the Grand Paris metro announced for the end of 2025 are filled.
The work is not finished on line 4, however, since its automation is in progress. The first automatic metros should run there from the summer of 2022, before the disappearance of trains with drivers at the end of 2023.
Before that, the next extension of the Paris metro will concern line 12, to the town hall of Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis), promised "before the summer" by the RATP.
Jean Castex, who does not miss an opportunity to proclaim his love of trains and public transport, described the extension of the day as "very, very beautiful piece of a vast puzzle" which will continue in particular with the Grand Paris metro, which must irrigate the Parisian suburbs.
"Public transport, because it is (...) at the crossroads of the major issues of ecological transition, regional planning, industrial policy and technological innovation, major public works, are at the heart of our policies public," he said.
Mr. Castex had previously gone to the Chessy station (Seine-et-Marne) with the Ministers of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and of Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, to meet with the police and the police. RATP and SNCF security officers.
"The State has made significant efforts" in the transport police, noted the Prime Minister in front of journalists, noting that "only last year, we increased by 170, or +20%, the workforce".
“Across France, our objective is to increase from 2.000 to 4.000 the specialized personnel of the national police assigned to transport security, with particular priority concerning attacks against women”, he added.