Ferrières-Fontenay: station history
Served by: Transilien R.
Did you know?
An unstaffed halt in the Loiret, opened in 1858 by the PLM company, when the first 51-kilometre section of the Paris-Lyon line via the Bourbonnais opened. It stands at kilometre point 107.257 and an altitude of 76 metres, about a kilometre from the village of Ferrières, and is served by Transilien line R.
Anecdote
In the 2010s service was irregular and closure was considered if the short platforms were not brought up to standard. Residents and local officials rallied. The works to lengthen and raise the platforms cost 1.6 million euros, paid for by the departmental council, the CC4V and the commune of Fontenay-sur-Loing. Passengers cross from one platform to the other directly over the tracks, on a boarded crossing, with flashing red signals as a train approaches.
Around Ferrières-Fontenay
- Abbatiale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, 100 m away — An abbey church of the 12th-13th centuries, topped by a Romanesque bell tower.