Thiais–Orly station

Thiais–Orly
Pont de Rungis
Surface building
General information
LocationThiais
France
Coordinates 48°44′51″N 2°22′23″E / 48.747367°N 2.372931°E / 48.747367; 2.372931
OwnerSociété du Grand Paris
OperatorRATP Group
LineParis Metro Paris Metro Line 14
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsRER RER C at Pont de Rungis–Aéroport d'Orly
Construction
Structure type
Underground
Depth26 m (85 ft)
AccessibleYes
ArchitectDenis Valode
Other information
Station codeGA45 / 45PDR
Fare zone4
History
Opened24 June 2024 (2024-06-24)
Services
Preceding station Paris Metro Paris Metro Following station
Chevilly-Larue
towards Saint-Denis–Pleyel
 Line 14 Aéroport d'Orly
Terminus
Location

Thiais–Orly (French pronunciation: [tjɛ ɔʁli]) is an underground station on Line 14 of the Paris Metro in the town of Thiais, on the outskirts of Orly Airport.

It is situated on a former car park used by Air France. Passengers access the station through a building constructed above the underground station. This building houses the entrance hall, ticketing office, fare gates, bicycle parking, and local services. The north access to the station connects to the RER C platforms. The east access building offers connections to local buses. Located south of the RER C tracks and north of avenue du Docteur-Marie, the station was built along a north–south axis.[1][2]

History

The station opened on 24 June 2024 as part of the southern extension of line 14 from Olympiades to Aéroport d'Orly as part of the Grand Paris Express project.[3][4]

Initially, it was proposed to be named Pont de Rungis, in common with the nearby Pont de Rungis–Aéroport d'Orly on the RER and nearby bus stops. This generated some controversy and several mayors in Val-de-Marne disagreed with the chosen names for three stations, including this one, arguing they didn't reflect their actual locations.[5] In September 2022, after feedback from public consultations, the station was renamed to its current name, Thiais–Orly, with "Pont de Rungis" retained as a subtitle.[6]

Construction

Construction in 2020

The contract for the management of the project was awarded in 2015 to a consortium lead by .SETEC TPI and SYSTRA.[7][8]

The contract for the construction of the station was awarded to a joint venture lead by Razel-Bec (a subsidiary of Fayat Group), along with Eiffage Génie Civil, Sefi-Intrafor, Eiffage Fondations, and I.CO.P. in March 2018.[9]

Preparatory works began in May 2016 until early 2018, with the relocation of existing utilities as well as surveying the site of the future station. Civil works were projected to begin in 2018 following the completion of the preparatory works. This involved the construction of the station building, ancillary structures, and excavation of the tunnels.[10]

The first tunnel boring works on the southern extension of line 14 began at Thiais–Orly in June 2019 when the tunnel boring machine (TBM) Claire started to bore the 4.5 km tunnel northwards towards L'Haÿ-les-Roses, which was expected to take around 18 months.[11] Another TBM, Koumba, which was launched in the summer of 2019, was extracted from the station site in July 2020 after having completed its 4.05 km excavation from Puits de Morangis.[12][13]

Fitting-out of the station began in 2022, with the installation of escalators, elevators, granite flooring, false ceilings, wall cladding, and preparatory works for the installation of the platform façades planned to be completed by end 2023.[14][15] It was planned to begin dynamic train testing in 2023.[16]

Design

Interior of the surface building

An artwork was commissioned for the station. Titled L'écart temps, it was created by Lyes Hammadouche in collaboration with the architect Denis Valode. Composed of carbon fibre, steel, and aluminium, four suspended sculptures were created and suspended from the ceiling of the main hall, one in each of the vaults along the four cardinal directions. By reinterpreting a clock, one of the most common iconic and historical objects that can be found in train stations; it represents the passage of time by depicting rotations following the movement of celestial bodies.[17]

The station was designed by the architectural firm Valode & Pistre. In anticipation of the three future urban development zones (one each to the east, west, and north of the station), the surface building was designed to reflect its status as the centre of these new developments. Thus, it was designed to have a large groin vault, with four barrel vaults aligned to each of the cardinal points intersecting in the middle, with a central skylight to help daylight illuminate the interior of the space. Three of the station faces contain a large arcade, providing access to the concourse.[18] It is designed to handle approximately 30,000 passengers a day.

Future

In 2025, the IDFM announced proposals to launch initial studies for a potential southwards extension of tramway line T9, with the possibility of it serving either Thiais–Orly or Orly Airport.[19]

A new bus line is planned to be launched in 2030, connecting eastern Val-de-Marne, Thiais, and Orly Airport.[20]

A new TGV high speed rail station is also planned to be built near the station by 2032, to help relieve congestion at Gare Montparnasse, as well as to develop an air-rail intermodality with Orly Airport while also providing TGV access to the large population there in the future. [20][21][22]

Following the opening of the station, plans for the development of the three new mixed-use urban development zones, Cœur d'Orly, Parcs en Scène–Faubourg Métropolitain, and the ZAC Thiais-Orly, have been progressing. This will bring more development to a currently scarcely populated area surrounded by many places of employment. It will involve the construction of at least 4,844 new housing units, new shops, student accommodation, hotels, schools, and public green spaces, covering a total of 118 hectares.[23][24] A new network of bicycle paths and pedestrian walkways will be built, in addition to the space allocated for cars and speed limits being reduced. This is planned to promote active transportation in the new district.[25]

Passenger services

Access

The station has three accesses:

  • Access 1
  • Access 2
  • Access 3

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/Entrance
B1 Mezzanine
B2 Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right
Northbound ← Paris Metro Paris Metro Line 14 toward Saint-Denis–Pleyel (Chevilly-Larue)
Southbound Paris Metro Paris Metro Line 14 toward Aéroport d'Orly (Terminus) →
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the right

Platforms

The station has a standard configuration, with two tracks flanked by two side platforms.

Other connections

RER

The station is connected to line C of the RER via the neighbouring Pont de Rungis–Aéroport d'Orly.

Bus

Multiple bus services also serve this station.

Nearby

  • Stadium Thiais Orly

References

  1. ↑ "Schéma d'ensemble". issuu. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Ville de Thiais réunion publique d'information" [City of Thiais public information meeting] (PDF). Société du Grand Paris (in French). 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "La ligne 14". kremlinbicetre.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Compagnon, Sébastian; Gairaud, Marie-Anne (24 June 2024). "Ligne 14 de Saint-Denis - Pleyel à l'aéroport d'Orly : « Ces nouvelles stations, c'est vraiment waouh ! »". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Bascoul, Florent (23 June 2022). "Nom des stations de la ligne 14 sud : une situation ubuesque et inadmissible pour 5 maires du Val-de-Marne". Citoyens.com (in French). Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Bascoul, Florent (19 September 2022). "Ligne 14 sud : Chevilly-Larue, Thiais et Orly vont avoir des stations à leur nom". citoyens.com (in French). Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Moutarde, Nathalie (10 June 2015). "Grand Paris Express: les maîtres d'œuvre de la ligne 14 sud désignés" [Grand Paris Express: the project managers of line 14 south designated]. Le Moniteur (in French).
  8. ↑ "Ligne 14 : SYSTRA dans le groupement de maîtrise d'œuvre du prolongement Sud" [Line 14: SYSTRA in the project management group for the South extension]. RATP Group (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Maillet, Florent (16 March 2018). "Grand Paris Express : Razel-Bec et Eiffage remportent un lot du prolongement sud de la ligne 14". lemoniteur.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "LA LIGNE 14 SE PROLONGE AU SUD" (PDF). paray-vieille-poste.fr (in French). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Le creusement du tunnel a commencé à Pont de Rungis". prolongementligne14-orly.fr (in French). 21 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Webuild celebrates TBM breakthrough on Metro Line L14-GC04 for Grand Paris Express". Webuild. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Le tunnelier Koumba prêt pour le creusement du tunnel!". prolongementligne14-orly.fr (in French). 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Zoom sur le chantier de Thiais-Orly". prolongementligne14-orly.fr (in French). 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Sur le chantier de la future gare Pont de Rungis, les premiers escaliers mécaniques font une entrée remarquée!". prolongementligne14-orlyfr.com (in French). 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "La gare de Pont de Rungis prend forme!". rolongementligne14-orly.fr (in French). 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Gare Thiais-Orly - Lyes Hammadouche & Denis Valode". artdugrandparis.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2 April 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Grand Paris Express Thiais-Orly station". Valode & Pistre. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Parny, Laure (13 April 2025). "Plébiscité par les usagers, le tramway T9 pourrait être prolongé jusqu'à l'aéroport d'Orly". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  20. 1 2 "ZAC Thiais-Orly". mairie-orly.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Doussot, Candice (1 February 2023). "Transports dans le Val-de-Marne : le projet d'une gare TGV Thiais-Orly reprend de la vitesse". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Gare TGV Pont de Rungis - Aéroport d'Orly". SNCF (in French). 1 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Station neighbourhood of Thiais - Orly". apur.org. January 2025. Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Parcs en Scène, Thiais". RSHP. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "In'li and GA Smart Building Sign Their First Residential Development in Thiais and Demonstrate Their Shared Ambition to Scale Up Off-Site Construction". ga.fr. 3 June 2026. Archived from the original on 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
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