Noisy–Champs station

Noisy–Champs is a railway station on the RER train network at the border between Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne and Noisy-le-Grand, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

Noisy–Champs Champy–Nesles
RER station
North entrance of the station, Descartes side
Location	France
Coordinates	48.8429°N 2.58°E
Owned by	RATP Group
Operated by	RATP Group
Line(s)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	87758342
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	19 December 1980
Passengers
2015	4,433,525
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station Noisy-le-Grand – Mont d'Est toward Cergy-le-Haut Noisiel toward Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy

Description

The station opened on 19 December 1980, when RER Line A was extended to Torcy.[1] It serves the Descartes Campus of the University of Eastern Paris – Marne-la-Vallée (French: Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée). Bus stations are on both ends of platforms: Champy is on Noisy-le-Grand side, Descartes on the Champs-sur-Marne side.

Transport

Train

The average frequency is one train every 10 minutes to Paris and to Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy (some trains terminate at Torcy).

Bus connections

The station is served at both ends by several buses:

• On the west side at the stop called Noisy–Champs RER – Champy:
  • RATP Bus network lines: 310 (to Les Yvris–Noisy-le-Grand) and 320 (circular line serving several districts in Noisy-le-Grand) ;[2]
• On the east side at the stop called Noisy–Champs RER – Descartes:
  • RATP Bus network lines: 212 (to Emerainville and Pontault-Combault), 213 (to Chelles and to Lognes) and 312 (circular line serving the campus and its vicinities) ;[2]
  • Transdev Lys (by Setra) Bus network line: 100 (at remote bus stops called Crous & Ampère) (between Créteil and Torcy) ;[2]
  • Noctilien network night bus line: N130 (between Paris (Gare de Lyon) and Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy - Disneyland).[3]

Transport project

Paris Métro Line 11 is expected to be extended to Noisy–Champs.

This station should also be the terminus of the future lines 15 and 16.[4][5]

Gallery

Entrance, sign and train in the station.

East side (Descartes) entrance.

Sign indicating the name of the station
(with a bus of line 213 in the background).

A train (MI2N) arriving at the station
(towards Paris).

General view of platforms and tracks.

General view to the east (with the construction site of the Grand Paris Express on the right).

General view to the west (towards Paris).

General view during a winter night.

References

1. "A propos du RER A". Le blog du RER A (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2015.
2. "Plan du réseau de bus à Marne-la-Vallée (Secteur n°11)" [Map of the RATP bus network in Marne-la-Vallée (Sector n° 11).] (PDF). Ratp.fr (Color map showing the names of bus stops and main streets.) (in French). RATP Group. May 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
3. "Plan du réseau Noctilien (2017) - (Secteur : Paris & Sud-Est)" [Map of the night bus (Noctilien) network (2017) - (Sector: Paris and its south-eastern suburbs).] (PDF). Ratp.fr (Color map showing the names of the bus stops and the cities served.) (in French). RATP Group. April 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. "Le Nouveau Grand Paris – Noisy Le Grand – Tourisme – Marne La Vallée".
5. "Station Noisy-Champs | Métro Ligne 11 Est".