La Hacquinière: station history
Served by: RER B.
Did you know?
An Essonne station, in Bures-sur-Yvette, run by the RATP and served by RER line B on the Sceaux line. It was put into service in 1957. With Bures-sur-Yvette station, it is one of the commune's two stations. Rue de La Hacquinière crosses the railway through a short tunnel, which replaced the former level crossing. The station is served by line 20 of the Paris-Saclay bus network.
Anecdote
Until 2018 the station was one of the few on RER line B without car-parking regulations nearby; since then parking in the district has been paid. The church of Saint-Matthieu in Bures-sur-Yvette, whose construction began in 1224, took its present form in the 16th century under the impetus of Antoine Sanguin, cardinal of Meudon. Its bell tower and Lady chapel, the oldest parts, date from the 12th and 13th centuries, and its walls are in millstone.
Around La Hacquinière
- Château de Montjay, 2100 m away — A 17th-century château remodelled in the 19th century.