Ermont-Eaubonne: station history
Served by: RER C, Transilien H and J.
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A station in the Val-d'Oise opened to passengers on 1 September 1846 as "Ermont station" by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord, when the Paris to Lille line opened. It was renamed "Ermont - Eaubonne" in 1893. The original line ran through the Montmorency valley before branching towards Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône; this roundabout route had been chosen for its lower construction cost. The more direct link via Chantilly, opened in 1859, left it only a secondary service role. The station was moved in 1878 to the junction with the Pontoise line.
Anecdote
The 1878 building was demolished on 12 March 2005. The new glass-and-steel passenger building, on three levels, is 112 metres long by 25 metres wide at most; works began in September 2006 and required 84 foundation piles, because of a water table. The multimodal hub was inaugurated on 22 June 2009. The station is one of the few in Île-de-France served by three distinct lines and two networks, like Pontoise. A scene of the film "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain" (2001) is set there: the character sleeps in a photo booth.