La Barre-Ormesson: origin of the name and station history
Served by: Transilien H.
Why this name?
A Val-d'Oise halt opened in 1891 on the Paris to Lille line, opened on 20 June 1846 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord. Now an SNCF station on Transilien line H, it lies on the edge of Enghien-les-Bains, west of Deuil-la-Barre, at an altitude of 43 metres. Its name comes from the La Barre district of Deuil, which recalls a former toll post, and from Ormesson, which recalls the vanished château that gave its name to the Lefèvre d'Ormesson family.
Anecdote
The station building was built in 2013. The concrete Art Deco platform shelters were kept and freshened up during the modernisation, with the station name in raised lettering. Major works, costing eleven million euros, aim to make the station accessible to all. In 2010 a Transilien ticket office was open Monday to Saturday, from 6 am to 1:20 am.
Around La Barre-Ormesson
- Lac d'Enghien, 800 m away — The lake of the spa town of Enghien-les-Bains, lined with walks.
- Casino d'Enghien-les-Bains, 1100 m away — Presented as the first casino in France.