Rosny-sous-Bois: station history
Served by: RER E.
Did you know?
A Seine-Saint-Denis station opened on 7 July 1856 by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est, when the Noisy-le-Sec - Nogent - Le Perreux section (17 km) opened. The route had first been discussed near the fort of Rosny: the military feared an exploitable weakness in case of attack, and the Company finally proposed a route skirting the fort's ramparts, approved by the State. The works were entrusted to the firm Parent et Schaken. The original station had a type 7 building; in 1912, judged too narrow, it was demolished and replaced by the present, larger building, with a rendered façade decorated with brick or ceramic bands, woodwork and decoration on the corner pilasters.
Anecdote
The 1912 building is a listed historic monument, and houses the Rosny-Rail museum, a branch of the Cité du train in Mulhouse. Two island platforms are linked by a wide metal footbridge, and the station has four entrances, including the main one on rue Marie Betremieux. In the early 1890s it had taken the name "Rosny-sous-Bois - Neuilly-Plaisance", because it was used by residents of Neuilly-Plaisance. Freight traffic included shipping gypsum stone from local quarries, and RER line E has served the station since 30 August 1999.
Around Rosny-sous-Bois
- Rosny-Rail, 180 m away — A volunteer-run railway museum inside the station itself, with vintage rolling stock.