Pontoise: station history
Served by: RER C, Transilien H and J.
Did you know?
A Val-d'Oise station opened in 1863, the work of the architect Jules-Léon Lejeune (1800-1877), who reused a standard plan created around 1859 for medium-sized stations: the central ticket hall is topped by a large pediment and flanked by two wings, the façade is entirely cut stone and the bays are crowned with segmental arches. Service to Pontoise had begun in 1846 with the Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône-les-Pontoise station, later renamed Épluches; when the Compagnie du Nord opened a new line towards Dieppe, a station closer to the centre was created.
Anecdote
The station stands at 28 metres above sea level, the terminus of the Pontoise - Creil cross-country line and the C1 terminus of RER C. The car park and bus station occupy the former course of the Viosne, which crossed the Vert-Buisson pond. Originally, coaches connecting with the railway served Magny, Gisors and Marines. In 2013, Pontoise was nominated for the "Clou rouillé", notably because of the footbridge, closed to cyclists, linking the station to the bus station and to Cergy-Préfecture.
Around Pontoise
- Musée Camille-Pissarro, 300 m away — The Pissarro museum of art and history, inaugurated in 1980 in a 19th-century town house overlooking the Oise valley, shows works by Camille Pissarro and his sons, but also by Daubigny and Caillebotte.
- Cathédrale Saint-Maclou, 350 m away — A Gothic and Renaissance building overlooking the old fortified town of Pontoise.