RER C

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RER.svgParis RER C icon.svg
RER C train on the Pont Rouelle bridge
RER C train on the Pont Rouelle bridge
Route of the RER C
Route length: 187 km
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Passengers daily 540,000
Stations 84
opening 1979
Line plan

The line C is one of the five RER -lines of Greater Ile-de-France around the city Paris . It connects the train stations Pontoise (end of the line C1 ), Montigny-Beauchamp ( C3 ), Versailles-Château Rive-Gauche ( C5 ) and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ( C7 ) with the capital Paris and with Massy-Palaiseau ( C2 ), Dourdan-La-Forêt ( C4 ), Saint-Martin-d'Etampes ( C6 ) and Versailles-Chantiers ( C8 ). With a length of 187 km, it is the longest of the Paris RER lines and also the one with the most branches. Some important tourist destinations are on the line, the most prominent example being Versailles Palace . Their sometimes very confusing structure makes them difficult to use, not only for tourists. In 2012, the Versailles-Rive-Gauche station closest to the Versailles Palace was renamed Versailles-Château Rive-Gauche. It only appears on the network maps as Versailles-Château. This was done explicitly with the motivation to make it easier for Parisian tourists to find their way around.

history

  • 1979: The line was brought into being by connecting the previously separate suburban lines Versailles-Paris-Invalides and Paris-Gare d'Orsay (today Musée d'Orsay) -Étampes.
  • 1988: The northern branch of the line was opened, which branches off at the Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel station via the Pont Rouelle and the Île aux Cygnes in the direction of Montigny-Beauchamp.
  • 2000: Extension of the northern branch to Pontoise , opening of the new Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station in the east .
  • 2006: Removal of the Argenteuil – Ermont-Eaubonne branch and incorporation into the Transilien

Route

Since the line is not divisible by cardinal points, but z. T. is cyclical in itself, the branches are shown here, from which the common route within Paris from west to east is traversed. Only the most important stations with transfer options are mentioned.

Northern branch C1 and C3

  • Pontoise ( C1 ) (and)HParis Transilien H.svgJParis Transilien J.svg
  • Montigny-Beauchamp ( C3 )
  • Ermont-Eaubonne ( - former branch to Argenteuil, now direct connection to Saint-Lazare)JParis Transilien J.svg
  • Gennevilliers TTramway T.svg T1Paris Tram 1.svg
  • Porte de Clichy M.Metro-M.svg 13Paris Metro 13.svg TTramway T.svgT3bParis Tram 3b.svg
  • Pereire - Levallois M.Metro-M.svg 03Paris Metro 3.svg
  • Porte Maillot M.Metro-M.svg 01Paris Metro 1.svg
  • Avenue Foch / Porte Dauphine M.Metro-M.svg 02Paris Metro 2.svg
  • Boulainvilliers / La Muette M.Metro-M.svg 09Paris Metro 9.svg
  • Avenue du President Kennedy

Southwest branches C5 and C7

  • C 5 Versailles Château
    • Versailles-Château Rive-Gauche
    • Porchefontaine
  • Viroflay Rive Gauche
  • Issy - Val-de-Seine TTramway T.svg T2Paris Tram 2.svg
  • Pont du Garigliano (Bd Victor) TTramway T.svg T3aParis Tram 3a.svg

Southern branches C2, C4 and C6

  • C2 Massy Palaiseau
    • Rungis - La Fraternelle TTramway T.svg T7Paris Tram 7.svg
    • Massy-Verrières RERRER.svg B.Paris RER B icon.svg
    • Massy Palaiseau RERRER.svg B.Paris RER B icon.svg
  • C4 Dourdan la-Fôret
    • Jusivy RERRER.svg D.Paris RER D icon.svg
    • Savigny-sur-Orge ( C8 )
    • Brétigny-sur-Orge ( C6 )
  • C6 Saint-Martin d'Étampes
    • Savigny-sur-Orge ( C8 )
    • Jusivy RERRER.svg D.Paris RER D icon.svg
    • Etampes
    • Brétigny-sur-Orge ( C4 )

Central branch through downtown Paris

Train names

On the Paris RER trains, the destination of the respective train is indicated by four letters, each of which should result in a name (e.g. LOLA). Each potential terminus has its own letter, so the first letter of the displayed name is the identifier for the terminus.

Z 8800 series train to Chaville-Vélizy (letter K) at the entrance to Javel station
  • A = Gare d'Austerlitz
  • B = Brétigny-sur-Orge
  • C = Versailles Chantiers via Juvisy; Line C8
  • D = Dourdan; Line C4
  • E = étampes; Line C6
  • F = Bibliothèque François Mitterrand
  • G = Montigny-Beauchamp
  • J = Juvisy-sur-Orge
  • K = Chaville-Vélizy
  • L = Invalides (Paris)
  • M = Massy-Palaiseau via Pont de Rungis; Line C2
  • N = Pontoise
  • P = Boulevard Victor
  • R = Pont de Rungis-Aeroport d'Orly
  • S = Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines; Line C7
  • V = Versailles Château; Line C5

The “CIME” train goes to Versailles Chantiers, while the “VICK” train goes to Versailles Château, which is located to the north, directly at the Palace of Versailles . Train "ELBA" ends in Saint-Martin d'Étampes.

The 1995 bombing

On October 17, 1995, a bomb exploded on board a train between the Musée d'Orsay and Saint-Michel stations at around 7:00 a.m. There were no deaths, but about 30 were injured.

Accidents

  • August 13, 2007: A train rams a buffer stop at Versailles-Château-Rive-Gauche station. There are no injuries.
  • December 20, 2009: A train derailed in Choisy-le-Roi after hitting a concrete block in the noise barrier that had fallen on the tracks. 36 passengers are injured.
  • July 12, 2013: In the railway accident in Brétigny-sur-Orge, an intercity train derails and rams a platform on which passengers are waiting for RER C trains. The accident kills 7 people and injures another 70, nine of them seriously.

Web links

Commons : RER C  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Communiqué de presse du STIF du jeudi 2 février 2012 - Deux gares du RER C from changer de nom ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 909 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stif.info