Presles-Courcelles: station history
Served by: Transilien H.
Did you know?
A Val-d'Oise halt on the Épinay-Villetaneuse to Persan-Beaumont line, opened in 1877 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord, with the Montsoult to Luzarches branch following in 1880. It lies in the commune of Presles, in the Courcelles district, at 55 metres altitude, at kilometre point 31.573 of the line. The station building follows the Nord company's standard plan for small stations: originally each of the two wings had only one bay, then the right wing was extended to three bays, two of them blind on the street side.
Anecdote
The station building and ticket office closed at the end of 2011: the station is now an unstaffed stopping point with free access. It is served by Transilien line H and by bus line 1316 of the Haut Val-d'Oise network. A bicycle shelter and a car park are provided. The building of the neighbouring Nointel - Mours station resembles it, but belongs to a rarer model.
Around Presles-Courcelles
- Église Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 900 m away — Begun in the 12th century and rebuilt from 1480, with 17th-century choir stalls from the Saint-Cloud abbey.
- Château de Courcelles, 1250 m away — A neoclassical château begun in 1709, set in a 30-hectare landscaped park.
- Dolmen de la Pierre Plate, 2100 m away — A 12-metre Neolithic passage grave in the forêt de L'Isle-Adam, restored in 1974.