Massy TGV station

The proximity of station the Massy – Palaiseau 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).[1] However, in spite of these advantages, the traffic of this station remains low.

On 29 September 1991, Massy TGV was inaugurated by the SNCF.[2] It had a total cost of 160 million Francs (i.e. the equivalent to €24.4 million).[1]

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.[3]

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,[4] has been delayed by two years.[5]

• Massy TGV station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
• US travel information with map of the station's surroundings