Brétigny is a railway station in
Brétigny-sur-Orge
Brétigny-sur-Orge (, literally ''Brétigny on Orge'') is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, from the city center.
Origin of the city name
The name of the settlement is attested as ''Britiniacum'' in 1146, as ''Bretigniacum' ...
, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1865 and is located on the
Paris–Bordeaux railway
The railway from Paris to Bordeaux is an important French 584-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the southwestern port city Bordeaux via Orléans and Tours. The railway was opened in several stages between 1840 and 1853, when the s ...
and
Paris–Tours railway. The station is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the
RER. The train services are operated by
SNCF.
It is south of the centre of Paris.
2013 derailment
On 12 July 2013, an intercity train from Paris
Gare d'Austerlitz
The Gare d'Austerlitz (English: Austerlitz Station), officially Paris-Austerlitz, is one of the six large Paris rail termini. The station is located on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the 13th arrondisseme ...
to
Limoges
Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...
derailed and crashed at the station, killing at least six people and injuring "dozens" more.
385 passengers were on board at the time of the crash.
Initial reports suggest the train, which was not scheduled to stop at the station, split in two,
causing the rear four carriages to collide with the station platforms.
Train services
The following services serve the station:
*Local services (''RER C'') Saint-Martin d'Étampes–Juvisy–Paris–Issy–Versailles-Chantiers–Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
*Local services (''RER C'') Dourdan–Juvisy–Paris–Issy–Versailles-Chantiers–Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
*Local services (''RER C'') Dourdan–Juvisy–Paris–Ermont Eaubonne–Montigny
*Local services (''RER C'') Brétigny–Juvisy–Paris–Ermont Eaubonne–Montigny
See also
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List of stations of the Paris RER
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Organizations
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References
External links
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Railway stations in Essonne
Réseau Express Régional stations
Railway stations in France opened in 1865
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