La Courneuve-Aubervilliers: station history
Served by: RER B.
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A station in Seine-Saint-Denis opened in 1885, first for freight and passengers, now served by RER line B. It lies between La Plaine - Stade de France and Le Bourget, at an altitude of 38 metres, about 700 metres south of the La Courneuve - Six Routes tram T1 stop. Its tracks share noise barriers with the A86 motorway, and the Diplomatic Archives building, designed by Henri Gaudin and opened in 2009, stands nearby.
Anecdote
The closure of nearby factories ended its freight activity; disused sidings and a private branch line once served the KDI factory. Under the « RER B Nord + » programme the STIF confirmed 6.4 million euros to make the station accessible, with work starting in early 2011; the east platform was raised in summer 2023. The 2008 master plan foresaw a metro line 12 terminus at this station, but the project no longer appears in the 2013 version. An old photograph shows boulevard Pasteur cut by a level crossing around 1905.