Asnières-sur-Seine: station history
Served by: Transilien J and L.
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A station in the Hauts-de-Seine opened in 1838 on the Paris to Saint-Germain-en-Laye line, served by Transilien lines J and L. The opening in 1839 of the line towards Versailles-Rive-Droite made it a junction station, the Argenteuil line opening in 1851 and being extended to Ermont-Eaubonne in 1863. Extra tracks were built in 1912-1913, then four new tracks to the north in 1927-1928. The passenger building, built in 1963, was moved back to its original site in 1994. It was called "Asnières" until its Transilien renovation in 1999.
Anecdote
The Asnières bridge, which links the station to Paris, carries ten tracks. The former Champ-de-Mars embarcadère station, designed by Juste Lisch for the 1878 Universal Exhibition, was rebuilt near Bois-Colombes station in 1899, served as a depot then as an electric station from 1924 to 1939, and is on the supplementary inventory of historic monuments. Since 1991 the company Théâtre du Voyageur, directed by Chantal Mélior, settled on platform C in 2002; the theatre reopened in March 2016 in part of the building.
Around Asnières-sur-Seine
- Château d'Asnières, 650 m away — A classical residence of 1750-1752, listed as a historic monument in 1996 and bought by the town in 1992.
- Église Sainte-Geneviève, 650 m away — A church built between 1703 and 1711, listed as a historic monument in 1929.
- Cimetière des chiens, 950 m away — Created in 1899 on the former Île des Ravageurs, one of the world's oldest animal cemeteries.