Mitry-Claye: station history
Served by: RER B, Transilien K.
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A station in Seine-et-Marne opened on 31 August 1861 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord, at the opening of the section between Sevran and Villers-Cotterêts, whose concession had been granted on 26 June 1857. The station building follows a company standard plan: a single-storey central block, framed by two one-storey buildings, with the stationmaster's lodging on the left and the deputy's on the right, and an entrance door topped by a pediment. The 1861 section had only two stations: Mitry and Dammartin - Juilly.
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In the following years the station gained platform canopies, a "privy pavilion" (1863), a goods hall (1867), warehouses (1874) and an annexe with a shed, a stable for ten horses and a groom's lodging. Between 2007 and 2011, the RER B Nord+ project reworked it heavily: a fourth track 800 m long with two rail bridges, a modified terminus, raised platforms. It is the only terminus of line B without a Noctilien service, line N41 stopping at Villeparisis - Mitry-le-Neuf.
Around Mitry-Claye
- Église Saint-Martin de Mitry-Mory, 1900 m away — Church of Mitry's old village centre (Mitry-Bourg), dedicated to Saint Martin.
- Église Saint-Étienne de Claye-Souilly, 5000 m away — A 17th–18th-century church, burnt in 1592; its painted and gilded 17th-century woodwork is listed as historic monuments.
- Canal de l'Ourcq, 2500 m away — Created by a decree of Napoleon on 19 May 1802, this 108.1-km canal brings the Ourcq's water to the Villette basin. Reserved for non-drinking uses since 1983, it also serves pleasure boating.