Montigny-Beauchamp: station history
Served by: RER C, Transilien H.
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A station in the Val-d'Oise on the border of Beauchamp, Montigny-lès-Cormeilles and Pierrelaye, west of the Montmorency valley, 62 metres above sea level, at kilometre point 20.326 of the Saint-Denis to Dieppe line. It was part of the old route of the Paris-Nord to Lille line, before the more direct Saint-Denis to Creil section opened in 1859. It is served by Transilien line H and RER line C, and is the terminus of some line C trains.
Anecdote
The Vallée de Montmorency - Invalides (VMI) branch of RER C links it to Champ-de-Mars - Tour Eiffel, with a stopping train every half hour when it opened, run by Z 8800 units; the line was later extended to Pontoise. The freight sidings were removed between 2002 and 2003. The station building, open every day, has three platform tracks, a siding of about 500 metres and a private branch line belonging to a track maintenance company.
Around Montigny-Beauchamp
- Église Saint-Martin de Montigny-lès-Cormeilles, 3000 m away — The parish church of Montigny-lès-Cormeilles, some of whose furnishings are protected as historic monuments.