La Croix de Berny: origin of the name and station history
Served by: RER B.
Why this name?
A station in Antony, run by the RATP, served by RER line B on the Sceaux line. When it opened it was called « halte de Berny ». The crossroads it takes its name from dates back to the 18th century, but the name was already in use in 1720. It arose from the crossing of two routes: the road from Paris to Orléans, laid out in 1549 and passing over the Antony bridge, and the royal road from Versailles to Choisy-le-Roi, laid out in the 18th century.
Anecdote
The Château de Berny, built between 1630 and 1635 at the north-west corner of the crossroads, was demolished in the early 19th century. The Trans-Val-de-Marne bus line was extended to Croix de Berny in July 2007. Works begun in 2017, costing 20.5 million euros, renovated the station: a new building was built on the former secondary entrance, with an escalator and a lift leading to the platform towards Paris, and an underpass replaced the footbridge. The arrival of the tram T10 terminus in 2023 made these works necessary.
Around La Croix de Berny
- Fontaine de la Croix de Berny, 600 m away — A fountain at Antony's northern entrance that gives its name to the crossroads.
- Parc de Sceaux, 700 m away — A formal French garden designed by André Le Nôtre for Colbert in the 1670s.