Pantin: station history
Served by: RER E.
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An RER line E station, opened in 1864 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est under the name "station de Pantin". Its neoclassical station building is the work of the architect Blondel: symmetrical, in cut stone, it has a multi-storey central block with three round arches on the ground floor, topped by three windows and the clock, flanked by two one-storey wings. In the 20th century, one wing was enlarged to nine bays, which broke the original symmetry. A covered metal footbridge links the building to the three island platforms, each fitted with its own canopy.
Anecdote
When the line opened, no stop had been planned at Pantin between Paris and Noisy-le-Sec; the municipal council asked, without result, for the station to be moved to La Folie. A former junction station, it marked the end of the La Plaine to Pantin line. It joined the Transilien network in 1999. A goods station to the north has become the "La Cité fertile" eco-district, and a new footbridge opened in August 2018.
Around Pantin
- Grands Moulins de Pantin, 400 m away — An early 20th-century brick industrial flour mill, converted into offices along the Canal de l'Ourcq.
- Parc de la Villette, 950 m away — A 55-hectare park laid out on the site of the former slaughterhouses, whose closure the City announced in 1973. Bernard Tschumi was given its architecture in 1983. Several themed gardens, with play areas, were built here.