Argenteuil: station history
Served by: Transilien J.
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A station in the Val-d'Oise served by Transilien line J, at kilometre point 9.971, at 36 metres above sea level, serving the third most populous town of the region. The Paris to Saint-Germain line, opened in 1851 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Saint-Germain, merged in 1855 to form the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest. The Argenteuil - Ermont-Eaubonne line came into service in 1863, the Ouest station being moved to its present site at that time, and the Argenteuil to Mantes line via Conflans opened in 1892.
Anecdote
An underpass, from boulevard Karl-Marx, gives access to the platforms. The section was electrified in May 1983, one of the last suburban ones, and from 25 September 1988 it was served by RER line C, terminating at Argenteuil. Nearby, the Argenteuil-Grande-Ceinture station, built in 1878 in the Third Republic style, has been closed to passengers since 1930. Claude Monet lived for a time in the immediate vicinity and depicted the station in a painting dated 1872.
Around Argenteuil
- Basilique Saint-Denys d'Argenteuil, 650 m away — The basilica housing the Holy Tunic of Christ, entrusted around 803 to Argenteuil abbey, and its Romanesque crypt.
- Maison impressionniste Claude Monet, 800 m away — The house where Monet lived and worked, with projections of his works and an evocation of his boat-studio.
- Moulin d'Orgemont, 1800 m away — A windmill in Argenteuil on the Orgemont hill.