Massy TGV station is a TGV railway station in Massy and Palaiseau, 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 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). However, in spite of these advantages, the traffic of this station remains low. == History ==
History
On 29 September 1991, Massy TGV was inaugurated by the SNCF. It had a total cost of (equivalent to ). 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. == References ==