Égly: station history
Served by: RER C.
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A station in the Essonne served by RER line C and run with the Transilien service, at 61 metres above sea level, at kilometre point 38.335 of the Brétigny to La Membrolle-sur-Choisille line, between the stations of Arpajon and Breuillet - Bruyères-le-Châtel. It is in zone 5 of the public transport network. It has two platforms, one for Paris and the other for Dourdan, with a level crossing, and the building is open Monday to Friday and closed on Saturdays and Sundays. It is equipped with Transilien ticket machines and a real-time information system.
Anecdote
The station has a bicycle park and a free car park, and buses DM20, M20S and 681S of the Cœur d'Essonne network and the on-demand service "Cœur d'Essonne 7" serve it. A short-hike trail (PR 25) starts from the station: it crosses Ollainville, joins the GR 111 in the forêt de la Roche Turpin, passes through Bruyères-le-Châtel and the Orge retention basin, for a 13-kilometre loop.
Around Égly
- Château de Villelouvette, 1550 m away — A 19th-century château in the hamlet of Villelouvette, acquired by the commune of Montrouge in 1962.