Gretz-Armainvilliers: station history
Served by: RER E, Transilien P.
Did you know?
A Seine-et-Marne station opened on 9 February 1857 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est, with the Nogent to Nangis section, after work that began in 1855. It is a junction station, the origin of the Gretz-Armainvilliers to Sézanne line. In 1859 the company began the section towards Mortcerf, put into service on 2 February 1861.
Anecdote
Several of the company's directors owned estates in the commune, including the Pereire brothers, who settled there in 1852, and Baron de Rothschild, who turned a family estate into a residence in 1877. During the Second World War the German army used the station and its marshalling yard, as well as the châteaux; the basement of the Rothschild château served as an infirmary. In December 2003 the line was attached to RER E and the platforms were raised from 0.55 m to 0.92 m. In November 2016 a computerised signal box replaced a Swiss Domino 67 box, put into service in 1971 and the only one of its type in use in France.
Around Gretz-Armainvilliers
- Château d'Armainvilliers, 2600 m away — A very old fief, mentioned as early as the 12th century.
- Château et arboretum du Val des Dames, 2500 m away — A château in the commune of Gretz-Armainvilliers.