Gare d'Achères – Ville

Achères-VilleRER
RER station

Station entrance
Location Avenue Jean Moulin
78260 Achères
Owned by RER A SNCF
Line(s)
  RER RER A
Platforms 2
Other information
Fare zone 5
History
Opened 1976
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station
RER RER A
Transilien
Transilien Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare

Achères – Ville is a French railway station located in Achères commune, in Yvelines département, Île-de-France region.

Location

The station is situated at kilometric point 23.594[1] of Achères-Pontoise railway. Its altitude is 30 m (98 ft).

History

The station was put in operation in May 1976 to bring rail transport closer to the town. Before, Achères was only served by Achères - Grand-Cormier station, on Paris-Le Havre railway, located 2 km (1.24 mi) from the city center. This situation was due to the destruction of Village d'Achères station (on Achères-Pontoise railway), which was closer, but destroyed by bombings during the night from the 7 to the 8 June 1944, and never set in service again.[2]

The station

The additional word Ville prevents confusion with Achères - Grand-Cormier station.

The station has two lateral platforms, A and B, whose length is 220 meters.

Service

Train service

Achères – Ville station is served by:

Connections

The station is served by Transdev (Conflans department) lines 5, A1 and A2. During the night, it is served by Noctilien bus line N152.

Notes and references

  1. Livre : Reinhard Douté, Les 400 profils de lignes voyageurs du réseau ferré français, édité par La Vie du Rail en août 2011, ISBN 978-2-918758-34-1, volume 1, page 129.
  2. Histoire de l'« ancienne gare », sur le site de la commune d'Achères mairie-acheres78.fr.

Coordinates: 48°58′12″N 2°04′39″E / 48.9700°N 2.0775°E / 48.9700; 2.0775

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