Versailles – Rive Droite (SNCF)

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

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 (city), Versailles. Designed by state engineers, the line shared a common trunk from Gare Saint-Lazare to Asnières-sur-Seine (SNCF), 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" lines, 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 (city), 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

* Other train stations in Versailles (city), Versailles:
** Versailles–Rive Gauche station
** Versailles–Chantiers station
** Gare de Montreuil
** Porchefontaine (Paris RER), Porchefontaine station

External links

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Railway stations in Yvelines
Transport in Versailles
Railway stations in France opened in 1839

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