Christ de Saclay station
Christ de Saclay Commissariat à l’énergie atomique | ||
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 Christ de Saclay station under construction in April 2026. | ||
| Location | Saclay France | |
| Coordinates | 48°43′47″N 2°09′42″E / 48.72986000007117°N 2.1615457108039555°ECoordinates: 48°43′47″N 2°09′42″E / 48.72986000007117°N 2.1615457108039555°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Owned by | Société du Grand Paris | |
| Operated by | Keolis | |
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| Structure type | Elevated | |
| Architect | Benthem Crouwel Architects Atelier Novembre | |
| Other information | ||
| Fare zone | 4 | |
| History | ||
| Opening | December 2026[1] | |
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Christ de Saclay station (fr) is a Paris Metro station currently under construction on Line 18, being built as part of the Grand Paris Express project. It is located on the land of the commune Saclay and serves the surrounding area, located about 18.7 kilometres (11.6 mi) south of Paris. The station will open as part of the first of three sections of Line 18 in December 2026.[1] Service to Orly Airport will begin in 2027 when the line’s eastern section to Aéroport d'Orly is complete. The station will serve as Line 18’s western terminus until the entire line opens in 2030.
Location
Christ de Saclay station is located in the commune of Saclay and the department of Essonne in the Île-de-France region of France, with close proximity to Paris. The station sits on the southwest corner of the Christ-de-Saclay intersection, which joins the D36, D306, D446, and N118 departmental and national highways. Immediately to the south of the station is the CEA Paris-Saclay center, used by the French government for nuclear energy research (hence the station’s subname). Saclay’s main residential area and town center is also close, located directly across the Christ-de-Saclay intersection. The station has two exits, one on either side of the station building. Several bus stops serving RATP bus routes are located outside the station’s eastern exit.
History
During the planning of Line 18, Christ de Saclay was originally known as CEA Saint-Aubin, taking its name from the aforementioned CEA Paris-Saclay center and the neighboring commune of Saint-Aubin, south of Saclay.
Construction on the station officially began in 2021, starting with Line 18's viaduct; two launching gantries were installed and operated between the end of 2021 and September 2023 to construct the viaduct. In late 2022, construction company Chantiers Modernes Construction arrived at the site to build the station house itself. The roof, serving as the main focal point of the station's appearance, was completed in June 2024.[2] Furnishing of the station with escalators, elevators, and other passenger amenities began at the end of 2024.[3]
The first test runs on the line, using MRV-type rolling stock, began on 18 December 2025.[4]
On 9 July 2026, the station was open to the public for the first time as part of an event celebrating the end of construction on the first section of Line 18. Guests were able to tour the station at their leisure and listen to speeches from elected officials and members of the Société des Grands Projets.[5]
Design and layout
Christ de Saclay has two side platforms and two tracks. The southernmost platform will provide service for trains towards Massy-Palaiseau to start and Aéroport d'Orly by the end 2027, while the northernmost platform will be used to terminate trains until 2030 when Line 18 is extended to Versailles-Chantiers. Both platforms are open air and are equipped with platform screen doors.
The station was designed in collaboration between Benthem Crouwel Architects and Atelier Novembre, along with Université Paris-Saclay and Polytechnique stations to the east. The station building was made green to be easy to identify, as well as to represent the surrounding landscape.[6]
The station's interior artwork was created by Ulla von Brandenburg, featuring abstract columns and stripes of color. Von Brandenburg says she takes inspiration from the differing perspectives and views of fields while traveling by train.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AFP (June 26, 2026). "Métro Grand Paris Express: la ligne 18 sur les rails début décembre, report de six mois pour la 15-Sud". lagazettefrance.fr (in français). Retrieved July 19, 2026.
- ↑ "Steel Structures Ligne 18 Complete". benthemcrouwel.com. 2024-06-27. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ "La gare Christ de Saclay". grandparisexpress.fr (in français). Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ "Ça roule sur la ligne 18!". grandparisexpress.com (in français). 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ "Grand Paris Express: come celebrate the completion of the works on the aerial stations of the Saclay plateau". sortiraparis.com. 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ "Ligne 18, Paris". benthemcrouwel.com. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
- ↑ Von Brandenburg, Ulla (July 10, 2026). "The Art of Grand Paris: Ulla von Brandenburg - Christ de Saclay Station" (video). youtube.com (in français). Société des grands projets.
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