Vitry-sur-Seine: station history
Served by: RER C.
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A station in the Val-de-Marne of the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans, whose name appears on the frieze of the building, now served by RER C. A decree of 6 July 1863 declared the occupation of land for a passenger station and a goods station to be of public utility. The station building, of one floor with an extra level on the street side, is built on an embankment; its central block has five bays, flanked by two lower symmetrical wings, and its hipped roof bears a clock on the pediment. A frieze of ceramic tiles with floral motifs, under the cornice, carries the inscription "Chemin de fer d'Orléans".
Anecdote
The building was enlarged in 1884. The station is at kilometre point 5.373, between Ivry-sur-Seine and Les Ardoines, at 37 metres above sea level, and shows similarities with the former Choisy-le-Roi station, but with an inverted layout. The disused former goods shed was reassigned in 1998 as an artistic creation venue under the name "Gare au théâtre". An external lift in a glass cage was added during a recent renovation.
Around Vitry-sur-Seine
- MAC VAL, 600 m away — The Val-de-Marne contemporary art museum, devoted to French art since the 1950s.
- Street art de Vitry, 650 m away — One of the largest open-air mural trails in the Paris region.