Mériel: station history
Served by: Transilien H.
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A station in the Val-d'Oise on the Paris – Lille line, opened on 20 June 1846 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord (the station's own date is not given). From 1846 the line ran through the Montmorency valley, then turned north-east at Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône to follow the Oise valley. In 1859, a more direct route through the plaine de France and Chantilly opened, reducing the old route to a secondary role. The station is now served by Transilien line H.
Anecdote
The station building is almost identical to that of Méry-sur-Oise: similar at the start, they later received a mansard roof on their tall part, and the low wing at Mériel now has six bays, against four before. The Ermont – Valmondois link, via Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, opened in 1876 as a single track, then was doubled in 1889. The modernisation of the Paris-Nord – Pontoise axis brought electric traction and automatic luminous block signalling in 1969. Line 1351 of the Haut Val-d'Oise network serves the station.