Massy TGV station


Massy TGV is a TGV railway station in Massy, France. Massy TGV is a new station, located in Île-de-France, was built for the LGV Atlantique. Thus certain trains serve at Montparnasse Station and this station simultaneously, although it is not permitted to use the TGV to travel between those two stations.

Services

The proximity of station the Massy - Palaiseau RER 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 and Strasbourg-Tours trains to serve Paris via the LGV Interconnexion Est without having to turn around at a terminus station. However, in spite of these advantages, the traffic of this station remains low.

History

On, Massy TGV was inaugurated by the SNCF. It had a total cost of 160 million Francs.
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.