Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine

Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine
The Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine is highly ornamented, like all the stations on the former Les Grésillons line.
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°ECoordinates: 48°57′15″N 2°18′08″E / 48.9542128°N 2.3022795°E
Owned by	RFF/SNCF
Line(s)	RER C
Platforms	2 outside
Tracks	2
Other information
Fare zone	IDF/3 (Orange Card)
History
Opened	1 July 1908 25 September 1988
Traffic
Passengers	2,500–7,500 (2004)[1]

The Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine (Épinay-sur-Seine station) 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 station

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.^[2][3]

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

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.^[1]

References

1. STIF - Atlas des transports publics en Île-de-France (Atlas of Public Transport in the Île-de-France) (French)
2. "La Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine: Un Joyau de l'architecture ferroviaire", Épinay en scène June 2010, pp. 32-33 (pdf) (French).
3. One source, the Environmental Impact Study for the Tram Express Nord project, p. 266 (French) (pdf) calls it the "most remarkable" station of the line.

External links

• Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine on the official SNCF Transilien site (French)

Preceding station		SNCF		Following station
Saint-Gratien toward Pontoise				Gennevilliers toward Massy – Palaiseau or Dourdan-la-Forêt