La Varenne–Chennevières station
La Varenne–Chennevières is a French railway station in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in Val-de-Marne département.
La Varenne–Chennevières  | |||||||||||
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| Owned by |  RATP | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 87758185 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1969 | ||||||||||
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The station
The RER station was designed by Marcel Lods and opened in 1969. It is named after the former commune La Varenne, now part of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and the close commune Chennevières-sur-Marne.
It is served by RER line A trains running on A2 branch, leading to Boissy-Saint-Léger.
La Varenne–Chennevières is also a depot for trains. It houses premises for RATP officers training.
Service
The station is served in both directions by a train every 10 minutes at off-peak time, by 12 trains an hour during peak hours, and by a train every 15 minutes at evening. It is also a terminus station for some trains at peak hours.
Bus connections
The station is served by several buses:
RATP Bus network lines: 111 and 112 ;[1]- Situs Bus network line: 8.[1]
Gallery
Entrance of the station, avenue du Bac (north-west the tracks)
Sign of the name station on a platform
Carriage made of two different MS 61 materials
(MS 61 A/B and MS 61 R)
MS 61 carriage about to leave toward Paris
See also
References
- "Plan du réseau de bus du Val-de-Marne (Secteur n°12)" [Map of the RATP bus network in Val-de-Marne (Sector n° 12).] (PDF). Ratp.fr (Color map showing the names of bus stops and main streets.) (in French). RATP Group. September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.