Massy TGV Station
Services
The proximity of station the Massy-Palaiseau station (one can even consider that Massy TGV is an extension of this station) makes it possible for this station to serve a great part of south Paris and its suburbs. The station also offers the advantage of enabling Lille–Tours(–Bordeaux) and Strasbourg-Tours(-Bordeaux) trains to serve Paris via the LGV Interconnexion Est without having to turn around at a terminus station (e.g. Gare de l'Est or Gare de Lyon). However, in spite of these advantages, the traffic of this station remains low.
History
On 29 September 1991, Massy TGV was inaugurated by the SNCF. It had a total cost of 160,000,000 French francs (equivalant to €24,391,843).
The station project first received the opposition of the SNCF and the local residents of Massy; the project was considered to be too close to Montparnasse station, in Paris, and a potential nuisance. The Ministry of Transport nevertheless pursued the project, as the station might avoid the suburban commuters having to travel through the capital with the RER C or B from Massy-Palaiseau.
In 2007, works were launched in order to restructure the area and the station and better integration in Massy. This involves the construction of a footbridge which would link Massy TGV, Massy – Palaiseau SNCF station, Massy – Palaiseau RATP station. The end of the works, initially programmed for 2010, has been delayed by two years.
References
- ^ "La gare TGV de Massy fête ses dix ans". leparisien.fr (in French). 28 September 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "L'historique des mises en service – Ministère du Développement durable". archive.is. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "40 ans du Parisien Essonne : 1985, les travaux de la gare TGV de Massy lancés". leparisien.fr (in French). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Massy-Pôle gares". Archived from the original on 14 November 2011.
- ^ l'Essonne, Conseil départemental de. "- Conseil départemental de l'Essonne – CD91". www.essonne.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
External links
Media related to Gare de Massy TGV at Wikimedia Commons
- Massy TGV station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)