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Line U
Transilien Transilien Line U
A Z 8800 train at Template:SNCF.
Overview
Other name(s)La Défense – La Verrière
Termini
  • ‹See TfM›La Défense
  • ‹See TfM›La Verrière
Stations11
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemTransilien
Operator(s)SNCF
Depot(s)Trappes
Rolling stockZ8800
Daily ridership55,000
History
Opened1995
Technical
Line length31 km (19 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Transilien Line U
‹See TfM›La Verrière
TransilienTransilien Line N (Paris-Montparnasse)
‹See TfM›Trappes
TransilienTransilien Line N (Paris-Montparnasse)
St-Quentin-en-Yvelines
RERRER C TransilienTransilien Line N (Paris-Montparnasse)
‹See TfM›Saint-Cyr
Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 13 RERRER C TransilienTransilien Line N (Paris-Montparnasse)
Versailles-Chantiers
RERRER C TransilienTransilien Line N (Paris-Montparnasse) TER Centre-Val de Loire Ouigo#Ouigo Train Classique SNCF
‹See TfM›Chaville Rive Droite
TransilienTransilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
Sèvres Ville-d'Avray
TransilienTransilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
‹See TfM›Saint-Cloud
TransilienTransilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
Parc de St-Cloud
Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 2
‹See TfM›Val d'Or
TransilienTransilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
‹See TfM›Suresnes–Mont-Valérien
TransilienTransilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
Suresnes Longchamp
Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 2
‹See TfM›Puteaux
Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 2 TransilienTransilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
‹See TfM›La Défense
Paris MétroParis Métro Line 1 RERRER ARER E Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 2 TransilienTransilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
Tramways in Île-de-FranceÎle-de-France tramway Line 2 to Pont de Bezons

Transilien Line U is a railway line of the Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this line depart from La Défense Station in Paris's business district of La Défense. Transilien service from La Défense is part of the SNCF Saint-Lazare rail network. The line has 55,000 passengers per weekday.[1]

Chronology

  • 22 July 1988: A proposal is submitted to the Syndicat des transports parisiens for a suburb-to-suburb tangentielle line between Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and the business district of La Défense.
  • July 1991: The proposal is approved by the Syndicat des transports parisiens, with the line reusing existing infrastructure from the Grande Ceinture line.
  • 28 May 1995: The La Défense–Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines line is opened to the public.
  • end of 2004: The line is renamed Line U as part of a reworking of the Transilien network.

List of Line U stations

References

See also