Montgeron-Crosne: station history
Served by: RER D.
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A station in the Essonne belonging to the PLM company, on the Paris-Lyon to Marseille-Saint-Charles line, between Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Yerres, at PK 17.45, 44 metres above sea level. The station building was built in 1852-1853 by the architect François-Alexis Cendrier, author of several other PLM stations, including Brunoy and Boussy-Saint-Antoine. Before the station opened, residents had to walk to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, then reach Paris by cart.
Anecdote
In 1906, two extra tracks were added to meet the growth of the neighbouring towns and to separate suburban trains from main-line trains. An eight-month renovation, completed at the end of 2010, improved the access, the underpass and the interior. A Hubiz convenience store is in the building. The station is served by RER line D, several bus lines and, at night, a Noctilien line. A proposed extension of metro line 18 to Boissy-Saint-Léger would pass through the station.
Around Montgeron-Crosne
- Moulin de Senlis, 550 m away — A listed mill on the Yerres between Montgeron and Crosne, presented as a former residence of King Henri IV.
- Église Saint-Jacques, 700 m away — Rebuilt in 1855–1856, with decoration by the Mauméjean workshops of 1940–1941; listed as a historic monument in 2021.