Épinay-sur-Seine () is one of the two

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s in the commune of

Épinay-sur-Seine Épinay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Épinay on Seine'') is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien, ...

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department,

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(the other being the Gare d'Épinay-Villetaneuse). The station opened in 1908 on what was then called the Les Grésillons line, which in 1988 was incorporated into the North Branch of the

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as part of the Vallée de Montmorency - Les Invalides connection project.

The station

The station was built by the Nord company in 1908 as part of the opening of the Les Grésillons line (also known as the Docks line). It was designed by Clément Ligny in a regional style which combines decorative elements such as Montmorency

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, glazed brick, cut stone, ceramic

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s, and wrought iron.One source, the Environmental Impact Study for the Tram Express Nord project
p. 266
(pdf) calls it the "most remarkable" station of the line. The unusual vertical arrangement of the station is due to its formerly having been a transfer point to the

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, which had a stop there called the Grand Sentier. The Grande Ceinture crosses over the RER line passing next to one gable of the station. The station is served by trains on Branch C1 of the

. The station is set to become a significant interchange. In 2014, a stop on

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opened. In the future, the station is to be served also by the Tram Express Nord, on the former Grande Ceinture line. In 2004, the number of passengers per day was between 2,500 and 7,500.STIF - Atlas des transports publics en Île-de-France
(Atlas of Public Transport in the

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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Epinay sur Seine Buildings and structures in Seine-Saint-Denis Réseau Express Régional stations Railway stations in France opened in 1908 Railway stations in Seine-Saint-Denis Railway stations in France opened in 2017