Pont-Cardinet: station history
Served by: Transilien L.
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A station in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, served by Transilien line L. The Batignolles station opened on the Auteuil line; the original building was destroyed in 1911, replaced in 1912 by a temporary wooden building after two tracks towards Versailles were created, then the station rebuilt in 1922 took the name "Pont Cardinet", after the Cardinet bridge, at the corner of boulevard Pereire sud. The 1922 building is made of concrete, with light ceramic motifs, and overlooks the tracks at street level. In 1925, Henri Verne and René Chavance saw in it a sober and logical building, with "a judicious use of reinforced concrete".
Anecdote
It is the only station within Paris still in service that is served neither by the RER nor by long-distance trains. Its single entrance is on rue Cardinet, and the platforms are reached by fixed staircases. In 1996, passenger traffic ceased on the original section of the Auteuil line, replaced by an SNCF shuttle bus to Pereire - Levallois. The station has been linked to metro line 14 by the Pont Cardinet station since 2020.
Around Pont-Cardinet
- Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin-Luther-King, 600 m away — A park in the 17th arrondissement, popular with strollers, families and sports fans.
- Square des Batignolles, 300 m away — A romantic square with its grotto, waterfall, stream and pond.
- Musée de la Vie romantique, 1550 m away — A museum devoted to George Sand and Ary Scheffer, with free permanent collections.