Vauboyen: station history
Served by: Transilien V.
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A station located on the boundary between the communes of Bièvres, in the Essonne, and Jouy-en-Josas, in the Yvelines. It was created when the section of the Grande Ceinture line between Versailles-Chantiers and Savigny-sur-Orge opened to passengers. It belongs to the SNCF and is served by Transilien line V, which in December 2023 replaced the RER C branch that had served it. The station building and the level crossing at the end of the platform are in the territory of Jouy-en-Josas.
Anecdote
The two platforms are linked neither by an underpass nor by a footbridge. When passenger traffic ended on the northern section of the Grande Ceinture, between Versailles-Chantiers and Juvisy, the southern section, via Massy - Palaiseau, remained in service, and the station therefore stayed open. The extension of tram line T12 from Massy - Palaiseau to Versailles-Chantiers, which was to serve the station in 2025, has been postponed to an unspecified date.
Around Vauboyen
- Château de Vauboyen, 100 m away — An Empire-style château built in 1826-1828 by Claude-Louis Bernier, a listed historic monument in private ownership, whose villa recalls the Veneto.
- Musée français de la photographie, 2200 m away — A 'Musée de France' in Bièvres devoted to the history of photography.