RER E

RER E
Year opened	1999
Last extension	2003
Rolling stock	SNCF Class Z 22500
Stations served	21
Terminal stations
Length	52.3 km (32.5 mi)
Average interstation	2,615 m
Journeys made	60,000,000 (per annum)

The RER E (originally referred to as the EOLE, or Est Ouest Liaison Express) is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving Paris, France. The line runs from the western terminus Haussmann St-Lazare (E1) to the eastern terminuses Chelles-Gournay (E2) and Tournan (E4). It is operated by SNCF.

The line's construction leaves Gare Montparnasse as the only mainline terminus in Paris not directly connected to the RER system, the Montparnasse main line being connected to the RER at Versailles-Chantiers and the LGV Atlantique at Massy Palaiseau .

History

Train arriving at Haussmann – St-Lazare on the RER E.

Station Magenta on the RER E

RER E opened on 12 July 1999 between Haussmann – St-Lazare and Chelles-Gournay. The construction included a 2 km tunnel between Haussmann – St-Lazare and Magenta (which serves Gare de l'Est and Gare du Nord).

The line was first extended with a new branch from Noisy le Sec to Villiers-sur-Marne on 30 August 1999. This branch was extended to Tournan on 14 December 2003.

Extension

Map of the extension to Mantes-la-Jolie

RER E is to be extended from Haussmann – St-Lazare to La Défense, from where it will take over the branch of RER A to Nanterre, Sartrouville and Poissy. It would then take over a section of SNCF tracks to reach Mantes-la-Jolie. Construction is expected to take place between 2012 and 2018.

List of RER E stations

Branch	Station	Zone	Served municipalities	Connections
E1	Haussmann – Saint-Lazare	1	Paris	Transilien Saint-Lazare ; métro 3,12,13,14 ; Grandes lignes SNCF ; bus RATP 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 43, 53, 66, 80, 81, 94, 95
	Magenta	1	Paris	Transilien Nord ; RER B, D ; métro 2,4,5 ; bus RATP 26, 38, 42, 43, 48, 65, 302, 350 ; Grandes lignes SNCF ; Ter SNCF ; Eurostar ; Thalys ; TGV
	Pantin	2	Pantin	bus RATP 170
	Noisy-le-Sec	3	Noisy-le-Sec	tram T1 ; bus RATP 105
E2	Bondy	3	Bondy	bus RATP ; TRA ; Transilien
	Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil	4	Villemomble, Le Raincy, Montfermeil par TRA	bus RATP 114 ; TRA 601, 602, 603, 605
	Gagny	4	Gagny	bus RATP 121, 221, 303 ; TRA 604, 623
	Le Chénay – Gagny	4	Gagny	bus TRA 642, 701
	Chelles – Gournay	4	Chelles	Transilien Est ; bus RATP 113, 213, 313 ; TRA 613, 642c scolaire ; TVS 54.10 ; 13, 19 ; APOLO A, B, C, E
E4	Rosny – Bois-Perrier	3	Rosny-sous-Bois	bus RATP
	Rosny-sous-Bois	3	Rosny-sous-Bois	bus RATP and Titus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
	Val de Fontenay	3	Fontenay-sous-Bois	RER A ; bus RATP 116, 118, 120 ; Titus 5 ; TRA 702
	Nogent – Le Perreux	3	Nogent-sur-Marne, Le Perreux-sur-Marne	bus RATP 114, 116, 120, 210, 317
	Les Boullereaux – Champigny	3	Champigny-sur-Marne
	Villiers-sur-Marne – Le Plessis-Trévise	4	Villiers-sur-Marne, Le Plessis-Trévise
	Les Yvris – Noisy-le-Grand	4	Noisy-le-Grand
	Émerainville – Pontault-Combault	4	Émerainville, Pontault-Combault
	Roissy-en-Brie	5	Roissy-en-Brie
	Ozoir-la-Ferrière	5	Ozoir-la-Ferrière	bus Cars Biziere
	Gretz – Armainvilliers	5	Gretz-Armainvilliers	bus Darche-Gros 30
	Tournan	5	Tournan-en-Brie	Transilien Est ; bus Darche-Gros 30

Map

Geographically accurate path of the RER E

Operation

Names of services

Like all the other RER lines, each train is given a name that summarizes its course. The first letter designates the destination station, the second indicates whether the train will stop at every station or not.

• T corresponds to Tournan; V corresponds to Villiers-sur-Marne,
• C corresponds to Chelles — Gournay,
• H corresponds to Haussmann — Saint-Lazare.

Regular names of services of trains departing from Paris are, among others, TAVA (stops at Magenta, Noisy-le-Sec, Val de Fontenay, and all stations from Villiers-sur-Marne to Tournan), VOHA (stops at every station, all the way to Villiers-sur-Marne), COHI (stops at every station all the way to Chelles — Gournay).

See also

• List of stations of the Paris Métro
• List of stations of the Paris RER

External links

• RATP official website (in French)
• RATP English speaking website
• Interactive Map of the RER (from RATP's website)
• Interactive Map of the Paris métro (from RATP's website)
• Mobidf website, dedicated to the RER (unofficial) (in French)
• Metro-Pole website, dedicated to Paris public transports (unofficial) (in French)