Petit Jouy-Les Loges: station history
Served by: Transilien V.
Did you know?
A halt in the Yvelines straddling two communes: the station building is in Les Loges-en-Josas, while the wooden platforms are in Jouy-en-Josas. It was created when the Versailles-Chantiers - Savigny-sur-Orge section of the Grande Ceinture opened to passengers, and stands at kilometre point 116.683, at 110 m altitude, between Jouy-en-Josas and Versailles-Chantiers. A small house lies below the track, and a viaduct crossing the little road that links the two communes lets passengers pass from one platform to the other. It is served by Transilien line V.
Anecdote
When passenger traffic stopped on the northern section of the Grande Ceinture, between Versailles-Chantiers and Juvisy, the station stayed open, because traffic continued on the southern section via Massy-Palaiseau. The station and its viaduct appear in a panel of the comic book SOS Météores by Edgar P. Jacobs. A project plans for it to be served in 2025 by tramway line 12, replacing the RER line C branch.
Around Petit Jouy-Les Loges
- Musée de la Toile de Jouy, 1250 m away — Housed since 1991 in the Château de l'Églantine, it traces the history of the Oberkampf manufactory (1760-1843) and its 30,000 printed designs.
- Mairie de Jouy-en-Josas (ancienne demeure d'Oberkampf), 140 m away — Oberkampf's family home is now occupied by Jouy-en-Josas town hall.
- Aqueduc de Buc, 2700 m away — A large arched aqueduct overlooking the Bièvre valley, reached by the Aqueduct Trail.