Wissous train station
The Wissous station located in the French commune of Wissous in the department of Essonne in the region Ile-de-France . The station at Chemin de Fresnes was built for the strategic connection between Palaiseau and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges , the Ligne de la grande ceinture de Paris , and opened on October 18, 1886.
The two-storey station building made of brick and limestone, which was built in 1893/94, was sold to private individuals after a long period of vacancy.
history
During the German occupation of France in World War II , political prisoners who had previously been held in Fresnes prison were deported to German concentration camps from the Wissous train station .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , p. 186.
Web links
Commons : Wissous train station - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′ 28.5 " N , 2 ° 19 ′ 49.1" E