Épinay-sur-Seine station
Épinay-sur-Seine (French: Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine) is one of the two railway stations in the commune of Épinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis department, France (the other being the Gare d'Épinay-Villetaneuse). The station opened in 1908 on what was then called the Les Grésillons line, which in 1988 was incorporated into the North Branch of the RER C as part of the Vallée de Montmorency - Les Invalides connection project.
The Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine is highly ornamented, like all the stations on the former Les Grésillons line. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Place de la Nouvelle gare 93800 Épinay-sur-Seine, France |
| Coordinates | 48°57′15″N 2°18′08″E / 48.9542128°N 2.3022795°E |
| Owned by | SNCF Transkeo |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 outside / 2 |
| Tracks | 2 / 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 87271148 / 87697292 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1908 25 September 1988 1 July 2017 |
| Passengers | |
| 2014 | 2,781,000 |
The station edit
The station was built by the Nord company in 1908 as part of the opening of the Les Grésillons line (also known as the Docks line). It was designed by Clément Ligny in a regional style which combines decorative elements such as Montmorency marl, glazed brick, cut stone, ceramic friezes, and wrought iron.[1][2]
The unusual vertical arrangement of the station is due to its formerly having been a transfer point to the Grande Ceinture line, which had a stop there called the Grand Sentier. The Grande Ceinture crosses over the RER line passing next to one gable of the station.
The station is served by trains on Branch C1 of the RER C.
The station is set to become a significant interchange. In 2014, a stop on Île-de-France tramway Line 8 opened. In the future, the station is to be served also by the Tram Express Nord, on the former Grande Ceinture line.
In 2004, the number of passengers per day was between 2,500 and 7,500.[3]
References edit
- ^ "La Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine: Un Joyau de l'architecture ferroviaire", Épinay en scène June 2010, pp. 32-33 (pdf) (in French).
- ^ One source, the Environmental Impact Study for the Tram Express Nord project, p. 266 7 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in French) (pdf) calls it the "most remarkable" station of the line.
- ^ (Atlas of Public Transport in the Île-de-France) (in French)
External links edit
- Épinay-sur-Seine station at Transilien, the official website of SNCF (in French)
| Preceding station | RER | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gratien towards Pontoise | RER C | Gennevilliers towards Massy-Palaiseau or Dourdan-la-Forêt | ||
| Preceding station | Tram | Following station | ||
| Terminus | T11 | Épinay–Villetaneuse towards Le Bourget | ||