Achères–Grand-Cormier Station
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Achères–Grand-Cormier is a French railway station in Achères, Yvelines '' département'', Île-de-France region.


Location

The station is at kilometric point 21.250 of Paris-Le Havre railway. It is inside a rail complex that includes a
marshalling yard A classification yard (American and Canadian English (Canadian National Railway use)), marshalling yard (British, Hong Kong, Indian, Australian, and Canadian English (Canadian Pacific Railway use)) or shunting yard (Central Europe) is a railway ya ...
, a depot, and a maintenance establishment. This complex is the starting point of Achères-Pontoise railway. It is also crossed by
Grande Ceinture line The Grande Ceinture line (French - ''Ligne de Grande Ceinture'') is a Rail transport, railway line round Paris 15 km from the Boulevard Périphérique. The decision to build it was taken at the end of the 19th century, to connect the radia ...
. Its altitude is . During works on
RER line A RER A is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from east to west, with all t ...
, Poissy branch is disconnected from the line. Trains serving the station are from line L, extended from Maisons-Laffitte to Poissy.


History

The original station was a simple stop put in operation on 9 May 1843 by Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Rouen. Il was a hundred meters northern and was named ''Étoile de Conflans.'' After the classification yard extension and Achères-Pontoise railway was put into service, the station was given the name ''Achères-Embranchement'' in 1877. A second building was added next to the first in 1882. During the 1920s, the name of the station became simply ''Achères.'' In 1931, level crossings on RN 184 were removed and a double bridge was built. The former station was neglected, and the current building was put in operation. It was renamed ''Achères-Grand-Cormier'' when the Achères-Ville station was put into operation on Achères-Pontoise railway in 1976. A former stop, named ''Village d'Achères'', used to be on this railway, but was destroyed by bombings during the night from 7 to 8 June 1944. It was not put into service again, but platforms are still visible. In 2009, 330 people a day entered the station.


Service


Facilities

The station has two central platforms. Platform A is long; platform B is long.


Train service

Achères–Grand-Cormier is served by RER A trains running on A5 branch, ending in Poissy.


Access

The station is isolated inside the forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, on the road from Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Pontoise. Pedestrian access is on national route 184. At night, it is served by Noctilien bus line 152.


Freight

Freight is assumed by Achères-Triage station.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Acheres-Grand Cormier Réseau Express Régional stations Railway stations in France opened in 1989 Railway stations in Yvelines