La Borne Blanche: station history
Served by: RER D.
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A halt in the Oise created in May 1962, at the same time as the quadrupling of the tracks over four kilometres, near the centre of the village of Orry-la-Ville. The direct Saint-Denis to Creil line had been served by a shared station for Orry-la-Ville and Coye-la-Forêt, located between the two localities, about two kilometres from Orry village. It is the only station in the Oise served only by the RER, line D, and it lies outside the Île-de-France fare zones.
Anecdote
The halt takes its name from a small neighbouring château, the Château de la Borne-Blanche, a SNCF training centre since 1959, which now houses the headquarters of the Oise-Pays de France regional nature park. It stands on the edge of the Chantilly forest, a protected site, and is the starting point for two waymarked walks. It is an unstaffed stopping point, with a central platform between the two suburban tracks, reached by a staircase from the overbridge north of the platforms.
Around La Borne Blanche
- Château de la Borne Blanche, 1700 m away — Headquarters of the Oise–Pays de France regional nature park (Maison du Parc).