Igny: station history
Served by: Transilien V.
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A station in the Essonne operated by the SNCF and served by Transilien line V trains, at 74 metres above sea level, at kilometre point 109.226, between Massy - Palaiseau and Bièvres. When the Grande Ceinture opened to passenger traffic, on the Versailles-Chantiers – Savigny-sur-Orge section, a halt was created at Igny. In 1889, at the request of Brother Bertrandus, director of the neighbouring école Saint-Nicolas, the halt became a station. The platforms were largely financed by the school (1,600 francs), and in 1894 two shelters, one per direction, were built at its expense for 5,000 francs.
Anecdote
The station was created for the boarders of the school, who joined their families on Sunday and came back to school on Monday around 9 a.m. The residents would have preferred a stop at the rue du Moulin level crossing, closer to the houses. By agreement, the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans, which operated the Sceaux line, ran through trains between Jouy-en-Josas and Paris-Luxembourg. The passenger building has a ticket office and induction loops for people with hearing difficulties.
Around Igny
- Église Saint-Pierre d'Igny, 1750 m away — A church in the town centre, listed as a historic monument on 17 February 1950, near the town hall, a former manor house.