Grigny Centre: station history
Served by: RER D.
Did you know?
An Essonne station on RER line D, semi-underground, fitted with two large escalators, one per platform. It was put into service in 1974, with the first stage of the new Grigny to Corbeil-Essonnes line, as the temporary terminus of a spur of about 2.2 kilometres that branched off at Grigny-Val-de-Seine station. Trains from Paris-Gare-de-Lyon turned back on track 2.
Anecdote
The entrance opens directly onto the Grigny 2 housing estate and its shopping centre. This district, launched in 1968 by an order from the Minister for Public Works Albin Chalandon, was built from 1969 as part of the first « zone d'aménagement concerté » in France. Its developer, Robert Zellinger de Balkany, had developed Parly 2 at the same time. It has 4,985 flats and its church of Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Joie dates from 1973. Once the new line opened in full, Grigny-Centre was only a through station.
Around Grigny Centre
- La Grande Borne, 1750 m away — Grigny's housing complex, awarded the 'remarkable contemporary architecture' label.
- Lacs de l'Essonne (lac de Viry-Châtillon), 2100 m away — Lakes of 95 hectares straddling Grigny and Viry-Châtillon, with water-sports facilities.