Vaucresson: station history
Served by: Transilien L.
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A station in the Yvelines opened by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest, on a line opened in 1884, and now served by Transilien line L. Its station building follows the standard model of third-class stations on the line and on the Grande Ceinture, whose plan was designed by the engineer Luneau. Originally a canopy covered the platform-side facade, and a passenger shelter with a symmetrical canopy stood on the opposite platform. Vaucresson, Louveciennes and Bougival are the only stations of this model to have kept them.
Anecdote
The station received the German plenipotentiaries, taken in charge by the French authorities during the negotiations of the treaties ending the First World War, including the Treaty of Versailles. It stands at 142.9 metres above sea level, south of the town centre, between the La Marche and Butard tunnels. It is the second stop on the line after Garches - Marnes-la-Coquette, before La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Sidings behind the platform shelter have disappeared in favour of a car park.
Around Vaucresson
- Villa Stein-de-Monzie « Les Terrasses », 1450 m away — A villa by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret for Michael and Sarah Stein and Gabrielle de Monzie, the most expensive he built between the wars.
- Forêt de Fausses-Reposes, 1650 m away — A 616-hectare protection forest across nine communes, including Vaucresson.