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.

Épinay-sur-Seine RER Tramways in Île-de-France
The Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine is highly ornamented, like all the stations on the former Les Grésillons line.
General information
LocationPlace de la Nouvelle gare
93800 Épinay-sur-Seine, France
Coordinates48°57′15″N 2°18′08″E / 48.9542128°N 2.3022795°E / 48.9542128; 2.3022795
Owned byRER C SNCF
Île-de-France tramway Line 11 Transkeo
Line(s)RER RER C
Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 11
PlatformsRER C 2 outside / Île-de-France tramway Line 11 2
TracksRER C 2 / Île-de-France tramway Line 11 2
Other information
Station codeRER C 87271148 / Île-de-France tramway Line 11 87697292
Fare zone3
History
Opened1 July 1908
25 September 1988 RER RER C
1 July 2017 Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 11
Passengers
20142,781,000

The station

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View of the station in the early 20th century; rear bridge carries Grande Ceinture line

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

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  1. ^ "La Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine: Un Joyau de l'architecture ferroviaire", Épinay en scène June 2010, pp. 32-33 (pdf) (in French).
  2. ^ One source, the Environmental Impact Study for the Tram Express Nord project, p. 266 Archived 7 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in French) (pdf) calls it the "most remarkable" station of the line.
  3. ^ STIF - Atlas des transports publics en Île-de-France (Atlas of Public Transport in the Île-de-France) (in French)
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Preceding station   RER Following station
Saint-Gratien
towards Pontoise
RER C
Gennevilliers
Preceding station   Tram Following station
Terminus T11 Épinay–Villetaneuse
towards Le Bourget