Meudon-Val-Fleury: station history
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
A station in the Hauts-de-Seine served by the Versailles-Château and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines branches of RER C, on the Invalides to Versailles-Rive-Gauche line. In 1898 it was decided to build a track between Issy-les-Moulineaux and Viroflay to link the Invalides station to Versailles-Rive-Gauche, in time for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. The station building, built in 1901, is eclectic in style, comparable to that of Chaville - Vélizy.
Anecdote
Between Issy and Meudon, the line is built on a series of arches rather than an embankment, to avoid ground movements. A 3.350 km tunnel was dug between Meudon-Val-Fleury and Chaville, under the Chalais park and the forest; electric traction was chosen for the whole line for safety reasons linked to the underground crossing. A partial collapse of the tunnel on the Chaville side delayed the works. The station is 77 metres above sea level, at PK 8.865.
Around Meudon-Val-Fleury
- Villa des Brillants — Musée Rodin, 1500 m away — Auguste Rodin's home and studio, with the Galerie des Plâtres showing the creative stages behind The Gates of Hell and The Burghers of Calais.