Melun: station history
Served by: RER D, Transilien R.
Did you know?
A station opened by the State, when it took over the Paris to Lyon line after the company's financial difficulties, then handed back to that company in 1852; it became a PLM station when the PLM was created in 1857 (opening date not given). The station building, heavily altered, is the work of François-Alexis Cendrier, architect of several other PLM stations. In 1979 it lost a floor and received a new façade; the platforms were raised in 1980.
Anecdote
In 1912, Melun was a major railway centre where many lines converged, crossing thanks to a flyover, and a single underpass gives access to the platforms. In 1999, a "Yonne - Méditerranée" TGV service linked Melun to Marseille-Saint-Charles, before being withdrawn for commercial and cost reasons. The old building was entirely demolished from December 2023 to March 2024, and the hub is being redeveloped. In 1866, a single fare from Paris to Melun cost between 2.75 F and 5.05 F depending on the class.
Around Melun
- Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, 5400 m away — A 17th-century masterpiece that inspired Versailles, whose patron Nicolas Fouquet fell from grace because of it.