Bruyères-sur-Oise: station history
Served by: Transilien H.
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A stop on Transilien line H, in the Val-d'Oise, on the Pierrelaye to Creil line, between Persan - Beaumont and Boran-sur-Oise, at an altitude of 29 metres. It is an unstaffed stop with free access, ticket machines and real-time train displays. According to the commune's page, the station opened in 1891, thanks to the mayor Pierre Marie Dupont, after negotiations with the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord; the line had existed since 1842. It is the last Île-de-France station before the Hauts-de-France.
Anecdote
The village, mentioned as early as 797 as « Brogaria » in a donation to Saint-Denis abbey, was a lordship of the Maupeou family, made a viscounty in 1657. René-Nicolas de Maupeou, the last chancellor of France, was exiled there by Louis XVI in 1774. The church of Saint-Vivien has been a listed historic monument since 1938: its choir dates largely from the mid-12th century, and its bell tower, the oldest part, had to be partly rebuilt after its destruction in 1940.