Osny: station history
Served by: Transilien J.
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A station in the Val-d'Oise belonging to the SNCF and served by Transilien line J, located in the centre of the commune, near the Viosne, at kilometre point 31.949, at 44 metres above sea level, between the stations of Pontoise and Boissy-l'Aillerie. The Pontoise to Gisors line was operational from 1868, but without a stop at Osny at that date: in the nineteenth century the commune and the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest did not reach a financial agreement to create a station, which delayed the setting up of a stopping point.
Anecdote
A halt opened later; in a context of strong population growth in the twentieth century, it was demolished and replaced on the same site by a station with passenger services. The passenger building includes a workspace with free Wi-Fi. Access to the platform towards Paris is by stairs or an underpass, while the platform towards Gisors, at the same level as the car park, poses no particular difficulty.
Around Osny
- Château de Grouchy, 450 m away — A neoclassical château listed as a historic monument in 1990, now the town hall, with a park of about 40 hectares.
- Musée William Thornley, 800 m away — A free museum of post-Impressionist art on the château's second floor.
- Musée des sapeurs-pompiers du Val-d'Oise, 710 m away — A museum housed in the château's outbuildings.