Le Vésinet-Le Pecq: station history
Served by: RER A.
Did you know?
Four stations have followed one another here: the first three were called "gare du Pecq", while the current one is in Le Vésinet. In 1837 the landing stage, designed by the architect Alfred Armand, was a terminus on the banks of the Seine, linked to steamboats. In 1847 the arrival of the atmospheric railway moved the line; the current station dates from 1972 and the arrival of the RER.
Anecdote
The first station, demolished in 1847 because it was too large, has been rediscovered: in June 2017 the INRAP published an article titled "Discovery of the first passenger station in France". The 1955 building, rue Watteau, now houses the Harmonie municipale du Vésinet. The 1847 building, abandoned around 2009, was bought by the town, which partly demolished a gable at risk of collapse.