Ivry-sur-Seine: station history
Served by: RER C.
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A station in the Val-de-Marne opened in 1900 under the name "gare du Chevaleret" by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans, renamed "gare d'Ivry-sur-Seine" in 1919 with the authorisation of Marcel Sembat, minister of Public Works. It now belongs to the SNCF and is served by RER line C. Its passenger building is a standard building of the Paris-Orléans company: a main block with a floor, of three bays, flanked by two wings of two openings, with a hipped roof bearing a pediment with a clock. It has been on the general inventory of cultural heritage since 1996.
Anecdote
Originally the facade alternated stone and brick, with white and brick-red bands; it is now covered in rendering and paint. The conseil général de la Seine adopted a proposal to add "Ivry" to the station's name, the name Chevaleret being judged little known to the public. The prefect had proposed "Ivry-Chevaleret", but the company refused, fearing confusion with the Ivry station at the entrance to Paris, which would harm goods transit. The station is at 37 metres above sea level, at kilometre point 3.623, and the Mairie d'Ivry station on metro line 7 is about 650 metres away.