Mortcerf: station history
Served by: Transilien P.
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A halt in Seine-et-Marne. The Gretz to Mortcerf section was opened commercially on 2 February 1861 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est; the next, from Mortcerf to Coulommiers, opened on 2 April 1863. Works began in July 1859, and ground difficulties delayed the opening towards Coulommiers. The halt, now belonging to the SNCF and served by Transilien line P, is 106 metres above sea level, at PK 55.925, on the edge of the forêt de Crécy, about 500 metres from the centre of Mortcerf.
Anecdote
In 1872, the Seine-et-Marne railway company opened the first metre-gauge section, from Lagny to Villeneuve-le-Comte; in 1902, the Compagnie de chemins de fer départementaux opened a second station, facing the first, to house the terminus of its line. That line was closed entirely in 1933. The halt, with free access, has platform shelters, a footbridge, a Transilien machine and a siding with a loading platform; the old closed building houses the signal box, controlled from Tournan-en-Brie.