Services
The proximity of station the Massy – Palaiseau (Paris RER), Massy – Palaiseau Réseau Express Régional, RER 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 million French franc, Francs ( the equivalent to €24.4 million). The station project first received the opposition of the SNCF and the local residents of Massy, Essonne, Massy; the project was considered to be too close to Gare Montparnasse, 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 RER B, B from Gare de Massy – Palaiseau, 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, Gare de Massy – Palaiseau, Massy – Palaiseau SNCF station, Gare de Massy – Palaiseau, Massy – Palaiseau RATP station. The end of the works, initially programmed for 2010, has been delayed by two years.References
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