User:Qloque/Versailles – Rive Droite (SNCF)

Versailles - Rive Droite
Transilien commuter rail station
General information
Location	40, Rue du Maréchal Foch 78000 Versailles
Coordinates	48°48′35″N 2°8′5″E
Owned by	RFF / SNCF
Line(s)
Platforms	1 central
Tracks	2 at platform + 9 siding
Connections	bus
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	4 August 1839
Passengers
17000
Services
Preceding station Transilien Following station Terminus Line L Montreuil towards Paris-St.-Lazare

Versailles - Rive Droite is a station in Versailles (department of Yvelines), in the Notre-Dame quarter.

History

James Mayer de Rothschild received the concession to build a rail line from Paris to Versailles. Designed by state engineers, the line shared a common trunk from Gare Saint-Lazare to Asnières-sur-Seine. The line was opened by the sons of Louis-Philippe on 2 August 1839.

The station was designed by the architect Alfred Armand.

The Station

The station is served by line L trains of the Transilien Paris - Saint Lazare network. It is the terminus of the eponymous branch of the Transilien L South network.

It is one of five stations in Versailles. It is a terminal station with six siding tracks, and serves as a coach yard for line L South.

See also

• Other train stations in Versailles:
  • Versailles - Rive Gauche
  • Versailles - Chantiers
  • Montreuil
  • Porchefontaine