Gagny: station history
Served by: RER E.
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A RER line E station, straddling Gagny and Villemomble (Seine-Saint-Denis), at an altitude of 60 metres, between Le Raincy - Villemomble - Montfermeil and Chénay-Gagny. It opened in 1849 with the Paris to Meaux section, built by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg. The first building was temporary; a permanent type 7 building soon followed.
Anecdote
In the early 20th century that building was demolished and replaced by the present one, smaller and plainer than that of Le Raincy: a façade of stone and render, shallow arches in two-tone brick, arcades under the tracks and a side building for the stationmaster. The station went from two to four tracks. Its former service tracks were refurbished to serve as a test base for the NExTEO signalling system of RER E, and Gagny is due to become an intermediate terminus of the Chelles branch.
Around Gagny
- Église Saint-Germain, 350 m away — It preserves a patriotic fresco of 1920 by Maurice Denis.
- Château de Montguichet, 1450 m away — A château that completes Gagny's built heritage, alongside the town hall and the Église Saint-Germain.