Versailles-Rive Droite station

Versailles–Rive Droite (French pronunciation: ​[veʁsaij ʁiv dʁwat]) is a railway station in the Parisian suburb of Versailles (department of Yvelines). It is located in the Île-de-France region of France and is part of the Transilien rail network, on the Paris–Saint-Lazare – Versailles–Rive Droite line. The western terminus of that line, it is situated in the Notre-Dame section of the town.

Versailles–Rive Droite
Transilien commuter rail station
Location40 rue du Maréchal Foch
78000 Versailles
Coordinates48°48′35″N 2°8′5″E
Owned byRFF / SNCF
Line(s)
Platforms1 central
Tracks2 at platform + 9 siding
Connectionsbus
Other information
Station code87382861
Fare zone4
History
Opened4 August 1839
Passengers
17000
Services
Preceding station   Transilien   Following station
TerminusTransilien

The name "Rive Droite" refers to the trains' Paris destination (Saint-Lazare) being on the right bank of the Seine.

History

James Mayer de Rothschild received the concession to build a rail line from Paris to Versailles. Designed by state engineers, the line shared a common trunk from Gare Saint-Lazare to Asnières-sur-Seine. The line was opened by the sons of Louis-Philippe on 2 August 1839.

The station was designed by the architect Alfred Armand.

Services

The station is served by line L trains of the Transilien Paris - Saint Lazare network. It is the terminus of the eponymous branch of the Transilien L South network.

It is one of five stations in Versailles. It is a terminal station with two tracks at platform, as well as six siding tracks and two yard leads, and it serves as a coach yard for line L South.

See also


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