Thiais-Orly: station history
Served by: metro line 14.
Did you know?
This line 14 station, in Thiais in the Val-de-Marne, was first called Pont de Rungis, like the neighbouring bus stops and RER C station. Several Val-de-Marne mayors objected to the names of three stations on the southern extension, and a letter to the departmental council announced the name Thiais - Orly, with the subtitle Pont de Rungis. It is built on the Air France car park, south of the RER C tracks, and connects with Pont de Rungis - Aéroport d'Orly station.
Anecdote
Its two 120-metre platforms, lined with walls rising to the ceiling, are about 26 metres deep. A station building emerges at the surface, with a hall, bicycle storage, local services and three exits, one on the north side towards RER C. Designed by the engineering firms SETEC TPI and SYSTRA with the Valode et Pistre agency, the station houses an artwork by Lyes Hammadouche, produced in coordination with architect Denis Valode. It served as the entry point for the tunnel boring machine Claire and the exit for the machine Koumba.
Around Thiais-Orly
- Mairie de Thiais, 450 m away — The Thiais town hall, a Val-de-Marne town close to Orly Airport.