Savigny-sur-Orge station
Railway station in Savigny-sur-Orge, France
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Savigny-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [saviɲi syʁ ɔʁʒ] ⓘ) is a railway station in Savigny-sur-Orge, Essonne, Greater Paris, France. The station is on the Paris–Bordeaux railway and Grande Ceinture line, a freight railway around Paris. The station is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. The train services are operated by SNCF.
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| Location | Savigny-sur-Orge, Essonne, Île-de-France, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°40′34″N 2°21′08″E | ||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Paris–Bordeaux railway Grande Ceinture line | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87545236 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 May 1843 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | 7,966,314[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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History
The station was opened in 1843. In May 1909 a venue for aviation races and exhibitions, Port-Aviation, opened to the public in Viry-Châtillon as the world's first purpose-built aerodrome. Savigny-sur-Orge station, about 900 metres (980 yards) from Port-Aviation, served the airfield's distinguished visitors, while most of the general public attending events at Port-Aviation arrived from Paris by rail at Juvisy station in Juvisy-sur-Orge. The press and post card publishers habitually referred to Port-Aviation by the misnomers "Savigny Airfield" and "Juvisy Airfield," although the "Juvisy" misnomer became the dominant one for the airfield and has persisted ever since.[2] The railway operator serving the stations, the Compagnie d'Orléans (Orleans Company), was surprised by the large crowds that attended events at Port-Aviation, leading to packed trains and passengers waiting for hours for a train and sometimes rioting in the stations and on the trains themselves during Port-Aviation's 1909 exhibition season. The Compagnie d'Orléans took measures to correct these problems in time for Port-Aviation's 1910 season, and Svigny-sur-Orge station continued to serve Port-Aviation until the venue hosted its last public events in 1914.[3][4][5]
Train services
The following services serve the station:
- Local services (RER C) Saint-Martin d'Étampes–Juvisy–Paris–Issy–Versailles-Chantiers–Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- Local services (RER C) Dourdan–Juvisy–Paris–Issy–Versailles-Chantiers–Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- Local services (RER C) Dourdan–Juvisy–Paris–Ermont Eaubonne–Montigny
- Local services (RER C) Brétigny–Juvisy–Paris–Ermont Eaubonne–Montigny
