Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône: station history
Served by: RER C, Transilien H.
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A station in the Val-d'Oise operated by the SNCF and served by Transilien line H and RER line C, a junction station, at kilometre point 28.542 of the Saint-Denis to Dieppe line, at 30 metres above sea level. It stands high up, on a bridge over departmental road 14 (the former RN 14), and gives direct access to the centre of the commune. It formerly had two tracks; it was rebuilt with three tracks, with a central platform, to improve flow, when Pontoise station was redeveloped and the bridge over the Oise rebuilt in 2000.
Anecdote
It is the origin of the Épluches connection, which joins the Pierrelaye to Creil line, and of a connection towards Creil used by the Pontoise–Creil cross-link. Before the arrival of Z 50000 trains, it was the only station on line H with high platforms (920 millimetres), the other stations having low platforms (550 millimetres).
Around Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
- Abbaye de Maubuisson, 700 m away — An abbey founded in 1236 by Blanche of Castile, mother of Saint Louis, who often stayed there and died there in 1252.