Villiers-Montbarbin: station history
Served by: Transilien P.
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A halt in Seine-et-Marne on the single-track Esbly to Crécy-la-Chapelle line, at kilometre point 8.159, at 52 metres above sea level, opened by the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est after work began in 1895. A law of 1894 had conceded the line to the Compagnie de l'Est, and a decree signed by President Sadi Carnot had confirmed the concession. The station building was built from 1902 to 1903. The halt serves the Montbarbin district of Crécy-la-Chapelle and the commune of Villiers-sur-Morin.
Anecdote
For the halts of Villiers-Montbarbin and Montry-Condé the Compagnie de l'Est created a new standard plan, which broke with symmetrical buildings: an upper-floor residence for the station master and a low wing with varying bays. The Villiers-Montbarbin version is the largest, with three bays, a waiting room and a separate luggage area, in rendered brick, with a millstone-grit base and bull's-eye windows under the gables. This type was adopted as the standard plan for type-A halts.