Fontaine Michalon: station history
Served by: RER B.
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A station in Antony, in the Hauts-de-Seine, on the Sceaux line (RER line B). It opened in the 1930s, run by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris, since replaced by the RATP. RER C passes right next to it, on the site of the former rue Mirabeau level crossing, without serving the station.
Anecdote
The name comes from Mr Michalon, a coachbuilder from the faubourg Saint-Germain in Paris. He bought an estate between rue Prosper-Legouté, avenue Jean-Monnet, the railway and rue de l'Abreuvoir, laid out a park and had a château built, which later housed the charity « Les enfants heureux ». In 1859 he had a fountain open to all built about 300 metres to the north; its 11,780-litre tank was demolished in 1929.
Around Fontaine Michalon
- Fontaine Michalon, 280 m away — A fountain built in 1859 by the coachbuilder Michalon, based in Paris's Faubourg Saint-Germain.
- Parc Heller, 350 m away — An Antony park a stone's throw from Fontaine-Michalon station.