Épinay-sur-Seine (Paris RER)
| Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine | |
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 The Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine is highly ornamented, like all the stations on the former Les Grésillons line. |
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | Place de la Nouvelle gare 93800 Épinay-sur-Seine, France |
| Coordinates | 48°57′15″N 2°18′08″E / 48.9542128°N 2.3022795°ECoordinates: 48°57′15″N 2°18′08″E / 48.9542128°N 2.3022795°E |
| Lines | RER C |
| Platforms | 2 outside |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Opened | 1 July 1908 25 September 1988 |
| Owned by | RFF/SNCF |
| Fare zone | IDF/3 (Orange Card) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers () | 2,500–7,500 (2004)[1] |
The Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine (Épinay-sur-Seine station) is one of the two railway stations in the commune of Épinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis department, France (the other being the Gare d'Épinay-Villetaneuse). The station opened in 1908 on what was then called the Les Grésillons line, which in 1988 was incorporated into the North Branch of the RER C as part of the Vallée de Montmorency - Les Invalides connection project.
[edit] The station
The station was built by the Nord company in 1908 as part of the opening of the Les Grésillons line (also known as the Docks line). It was designed by Clément Ligny in a regional style which combines decorative elements such as Montmorency marl, glazed brick, cut stone, ceramic friezes, and wrought iron.[2][3]
The unusual vertical arrangement of the station is due to its formerly having been a transfer point to the Grande Ceinture line, which had a stop there called the Grand Sentier. The Grande Ceinture crosses over the RER line passing next to one gable of the station.
The station is served by trains on Branch C1 of the RER C.
In future it is to be served also by the North Tangent, on the former Grande Ceinture line, and a new Île-de-France tramway Line 8.
In 2004, the number of passengers per day was between 2,500 and 7,500.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b STIF - Atlas des transports publics en Île-de-France (Atlas of Public Transport in the Île-de-France) (French)
- ^ "La Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine: Un Joyau de l'architecture ferroviaire", Épinay en scène June 2010, pp. 32-33 (pdf) (French).
- ^ One source, the Environmental Impact Study for the proposed North Tangent, p. 266 (French) (pdf) calls it the "most remarkable" station of the line.
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toward Pontoise
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toward Massy – Palaiseau or Dourdan-la-Forêt
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- This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
