Massy TGV

Gare de Massy TGV
TGV
Massy TGV station entrance
General information
Location7 Avenue Carnot
Massy
France
Coordinates48°43′34″N 02°15′42″E / 48.72611°N 2.26167°E / 48.72611; 2.26167
Elevation78 m (256 ft)
Owned bySNCF
Line(s)LGV Atlantique
Platforms2
Tracks4
ConnectionsRER RER B RER C Transilien Transilien Line V SNCF at Massy-Palaiseau
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code87393702
History
Opened29 September 1991 (1991-09-29)
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Montparnasse
Terminus
 TGV
 Le Mans
towards Western France
Vendôme-Villiers-sur-Loir TGV
towards Southwestern France
Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy
towards Eastern France
 Le Mans
towards Western France
Vendôme-Villiers-sur-Loir TGV
towards Southwestern France
Le Creusot TGV
towards Southeastern France
 Le Mans
towards Western France
Vendôme-Villiers-sur-Loir TGV
towards Southwestern France
Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux
towards Bourg-Saint-Maurice
 Versailles–Chantiers
towards Cherbourg
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Paris-Montparnasse
Terminus
 Grande Vitesse Le Mans
towards Nantes
Laval
towards Rennes
Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy
towards Tourcoing
 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
towards Bordeaux

Massy TGV station (French: Gare de Massy TGV) is a TGV railway station in Massy, France. The station was built along the LGV Atlantique and serves as a transfer point to the regional rail system that stops at the nearby Massy-Palaiseau 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).[1] 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.[2] It had a total cost of 160,000,000 French francs (equivalant to €24,391,843).[1]

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.[3]

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,[4] has been delayed by two years.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "La gare TGV de Massy fête ses dix ans". leparisien.fr (in French). 28 September 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Massy-Pôle gares". Archived from the original on 14 November 2011.
  5. ↑ l'Essonne, Conseil départemental de. "- Conseil départemental de l'Essonne – CD91". www.essonne.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2018.

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