Villiers-Neauphle-Pontchartrain: station history
Served by: Transilien N.
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A station in the Yvelines opened on 15 June 1864 with the opening of the line between Saint-Cyr and Dreux, served by Transilien line N on the Paris - Dreux branch. It stands at 77 metres above sea level, at kilometre point 39.218 of the Saint-Cyr to Surdon line, between Plaisir - Grignon and Montfort-l'Amaury - Méré. It was built to serve as a base for a locomotive in charge of carrying embankment fill. It has two side platforms, linked by an underpass, and a station building with a ticket window and a Transilien machine.
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The line quickly met with success: in the 19th century the station received more passengers than Montfort-l'Amaury - Méré, and thanks to the Granville express train it offered a link with Paris from 3.30 a.m. It has housed a 10-place nursery since 2019, and a paying car park and a bicycle area are provided. The station appears in the series Le Bureau des légendes, season 3, episode 10.
Around Villiers-Neauphle-Pontchartrain
- Château de Pontchartrain, 2300 m away — A 17th-century château protected as a historic monument, at Jouars-Pontchartrain.
- Église Saint-Lin de Pontchartrain, 2100 m away — The church of the village of Pontchartrain.
- Église Saint-Frédéric de Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, 500 m away — The village church, whose origin is given as 12th century.