Versailles Rive Droite station () is a
terminal railway station serving the city of
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of ÃŽle-de-France, ÃŽle-de-France region in Franc ...
, a wealthy suburb located west of Paris, France. The "Rive Droite" () in the station's name refers to the trains' destination of
Paris–Saint Lazare station being on the right bank of the
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
river.
The station is operated by SNCF, the French national railway. It is served by
Line L of the
Paris Region
Paris () is the capital and largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the 30th most densely popul ...
's commuter rail system, the
Transilien
Transilien () is the brand name given to the commuter rail and tram-train network operated by SNCF and serving ÃŽle-de-France, the region surrounding and including the city of Paris. The network consists of lines
Transilien Line H, H, Transilie ...
.
The station is one of several in Versailles, but sees fewer trains than the main
Versailles Chantiers station, and is not located as close to the
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of ÃŽle-de-France, ÃŽle-de-France region in Franc ...
as
Versailles Château Rive Gauche station
History
James Mayer de Rothschild
Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (born Jakob Mayer Rothschild; 15 May 1792 – 15 November 1868) was a French banker and the founder of the French branch of the prominent Rothschild family. He was born in the Holy Roman Empire.
Early life
He ...
received the concession to build a rail line from Paris to
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of ÃŽle-de-France, ÃŽle-de-France region in Franc ...
. Designed by state engineers, the line shared a common trunk from
Gare Saint-Lazare
The Gare Saint-Lazare (; ), officially Paris Saint Lazare, is one of the seven large mainline List of Paris railway stations, railway station terminals in Paris, France. It was the first railway station built in Paris, opening in 1837. It mostly ...
to
Asnières-sur-Seine
Asnières-sur-Seine () is a Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north-central France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine, some eight kilometr ...
. The line was opened by the sons of
Louis-Philippe
Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title "King". He abdicated from his throne ...
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
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of ÃŽle-de-France, ÃŽle-de-France region in Franc ...
. 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
* Other train stations in
Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of ÃŽle-de-France, ÃŽle-de-France region in Franc ...
:
**
Versailles Chantiers station (main station)
**
Versailles Château Rive Gauche station (terminal station, closest to Palace of Versailles)
**
Montreuil station
**
Porchefontaine station
References
External links
*
Railway stations in Yvelines
Transport in Versailles
Railway stations in France opened in 1839
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