Chemin d'Antony: station history

Served by: RER C.

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A station operated by the SNCF and served by RER line C, at kilometre point 21.268. It stands on the Choisy-le-Roi to Massy - Verrières line, known as the "strategic Grande ceinture" because it had been demanded by the Army. This line closed, then reopened to passengers on the section from Pont de Rungis to Massy - Palaiseau. The station has one train every half hour.

Anecdote

Local authorities propose a new station on the Orlyval line close to the station, to secure the future of that light metro line. Photographs of the station show the platform, the exterior on rue Lavoisier and a departures display screen.

Around Chemin d'Antony

  • Parc Bourdeau, 1700 m away — A 19th-century park whose mansion is now Antony's Maison des Arts.
  • Parc Heller, 1800 m away — A park crossed by an open-air branch of the Bièvre, with the Étang du Soleil pond.
  • Église Saint-Saturnin d'Antony, 1650 m away — A church in the heart of the old village, parish church since 1177 when Antony's chapel was raised to that rank.

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