L'Étang-la-Ville: station history
Served by: Transilien L.
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A station in the Yvelines belonging to the SNCF, opened by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest, on the line opened in 1884. Originally a simple halt, it was served only by three daily circular trains, to or from Versailles; at the end of 1884 their low use led to their suspension and the halt then became the terminus of the line from Paris. Located on a hillside, east of the town centre, at 116.7 metres above sea level and at kilometre point 27.527, it is the seventh stop on the line, after Marly-le-Roi.
Anecdote
In 1889 a second connection, known as the "jouet d'eau", was made to the Grande Ceinture line, and the Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche - Forêt de Marly station opened at their junction. At the electrification of 1931 the low platforms were raised and the station received a footbridge, whereas the other stations on the line received an underpass. It has no ticket office but Transilien machines, and offers a book box, a car park and a self-service bicycle inflation and repair station.
Around L'Étang-la-Ville
- Église Sainte-Anne, 500 m away — The church of L'Étang-la-Ville, protected as a historic monument.
- Croix Saint-Michel, 2400 m away — A protected cross standing on the site of the former Chevaudeau abbey (12th century), in the Marly forest.
- Forêt de Marly, 1850 m away — The former Cruye forest, marked by Louis XIV, with many hiking paths.