Esbly: station history
Served by: Transilien P.
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A station in Seine-et-Marne put into service on 5 July 1849 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg, then operated by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est and today by the SNCF; the official inauguration took place on 2 September 1849. It lies at 50 metres above sea level, at kilometre point 36.142, north of the town centre and the Chalifert canal, between two crossings of a loop of the Marne. The definitive passenger building dates from the 1850s-1860s: a standard "Est" type 7 building, with a central block of two floors and four openings, flanked by two symmetrical wings, a low-pitched roof, shutters on the first floor and a small round window.
Anecdote
The station became a junction with the opening of the Esbly to Crécy-la-Chapelle line. In 1914 this line had nine return trips a day; in 1935 there were thirteen, with Bidel railcars, and in 1988 railcars ran twenty-two return trips. The tram-train has replaced the shuttles since 4 July 2011. The type 7 buildings between Paris and Esbly have been demolished in favour of larger ones.