Roissy-en-Brie (Paris RER)
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Roissy-en-Brie is a French railway station located in Roissy-en-Brie, in Seine-et-Marne département, in Île-de-France region.
Location
The station is situated at kilometric point 29.880 of Paris-Mulhouse railway. Its altitude is 109 m.
History
The Chemins de fer de l'Est company puts into service Roissy-en-Brie station on February 9th 1857, as the section from Nogent - Le Perreux to Nangis opens to commercial service. That section opens with a single track, the second one is put into service on April 23th. The next section, from Nangis to Flamboin, opens on April 25th 1857.[1]
In 2000,[2] a contract between the state and the Ile-de-France region organizes the expansion of the RER E from Villiers-sur-Marne to Tournan. On February 14, 2002, the STIF board of directors approves of the pilot. On December 14, 2003, the line is cut from its historical network to Paris Est, and linked with RER E leading to Haussmann - Saint Lazare underground station. That integration modify journeys and timetables, and improves the station services. Platforms are raised from 0.55 meters (1.80 ft) to 0.92 meters (3.02 ft) to facilitate access to the carriages. Facilities improve accessibility to people with limited mobility. Screens on the platforms show real time information.
Service
Facilities
As a Transilien network station, commercial services are available everyday, as well as facilities and assistance to people with limited mobility. The station is equipped with vending machines for Transilien and main lines tickets, and with real time traffic information system. A tobacco shop and several facilities are present, such as a photo booth, a phone booth and a vending machine proposing drinks and sweets.[3]
A car park and a bike park are set next to the station.[3]
Train service
Roissy-en-Brie is served by RER E trains in both directions by one train every 30 minutes off-peak and in the evening. It is served by two to four trains an hour during peak times.
Connections
The station is served by Sit'bus lines 501, 503, 504, 505, 507 and 508, and by Noctilien night line N142.
References
- ↑ Plancke, René-Charles (1991). Le chemin de fer en Seine-et-Marne. p. 157.
- ↑ "Eole souffle vers l'Est". metro-pole.net via web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- 1 2 "Gare ROISSY EN BRIE". www.transilien.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
Coordinates: 48°47′44″N 2°39′00″E / 48.7956°N 2.6500°E