Marchezais-Broué: station history
Served by: Transilien N.
Did you know?
A halt in Eure-et-Loir, opened with the Saint-Cyr - Dreux track (date not given in the source), run by the SNCF and served by Transilien line N, Paris - Dreux branch. It stands in the commune of Broué, near Marchezais, 139 metres above sea level, at PK 69.388 of the Saint-Cyr to Surdon line, between Houdan and Dreux. It is an unstaffed stopping point with free access.
Anecdote
Coming from Paris, it is the first station in the Centre-Val de Loire region served by line N Transilien trains. The halt has two side platforms: platform X (track 1, usable length 170 m) and platform Y (track 2, 155 m), both with a passenger shelter. Passengers change platform by a boarded crossing laid across the tracks, in a protected passage. The station is also open to freight traffic.
Around Marchezais-Broué
- Église Sainte-Madeleine de Marchezais, 2300 m away — A church that keeps the painting Magdalene in the Cave of La Sainte-Baume, listed in 2013.