Rosa Parks station (Paris)

Rosa Parks station (French: Gare Rosa Parks) is a railway station in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France near the Porte d'Aubervilliers. It is on the RER network, and also has a tram stop. The station opened on 13 December 2015, and bears the name of American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

For other uses, see Rosa Parks Station.

Rosa Parks
RER Tramways in Île-de-France
RER & Tram station
Station building on Rue Gaston-Tessier
General information
Location39 Rue Gaston-Tessier
19th arrondissement of Paris, 75019
France
Coordinates 48°53′47″N 2°22′27″E
Owned bySNCF (RER), RATP (tram)
Operated bySNCF (RER), RATP (tram)
Line(s)
Platforms1 (RER), 2 (tram)
Tracks2 (RER), 2 (tram)
Bus routes
  • Bus:  35, 45, 54, 60, 239, 519
  • Noctilien: N140
Bus operatorsRATP, Noctilien
Other information
Station code8765479
Fare zone1
History
Opened15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) (tram)
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) (RER)
Services
Preceding station RER RER Following station
Magenta
towards Haussmann–Saint-Lazare
 RER E Pantin
towards Chelles–Gournay or Tournan

History

The station, initially named Évangile because of its proximity to Rue de l'Évangile, is located on the site of the former Est-Ceinture and Évangile stations, both part of the Parisian circular line "Petite Ceinture".[1][2]

The remnants of Évangile station were demolished in 2011. A new stop on Tram Line 3b opened at the station site on 15 December 2012 and the RER station opened on 13 December 2015.[3]

The station bears the name of American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.[4] Explaining the name, Annick Lepetit, deputy of Bertrand Delanoë (Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014) in charge of transport, stated: "We wanted at least 50% female names. There has been much debate, especially with RATP, which favours existing place names, but for Rosa Parks there was a consensus: this is necessary for a tram station, it is a strong symbol".[5]

Services

The station, located on the Paris-Est–Strasbourg-Ville and Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railways, both departing from Paris-Est, is served by the suburban line RER E. Île-de-France tramway Line 3b opened on 15 December 2012 with a stop located at the station.

Future

The extension of RER line E to Mantes-la-Jolie station is planned for December 2026. It is planned that the extension will be served by 6 trains per hour, and that these trains will have a Paris terminus at Rosa Parks. In order to accommodate this, two turnback platforms will be built.[6]

  • A Z 22500 to Haussmann – Saint-Lazare approaching the station platform
    A Z 22500 to Haussmann – Saint-Lazare approaching the station platform
  • The old Est-Ceinture station, January 1900
    The old Est-Ceinture station, January 1900
  • The area of the old Évangile station in 2010
    The area of the old Évangile station in 2010
  • T3b tram stop operating, 2015
    T3b tram stop operating, 2015

References
  1. "Halte Est-Ceinture". Petite Ceinture Info (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. "Dépôt de locomotives de l'Évangile". Petite Ceinture Info (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "RER E: Ouverture de la gare Rosa Parks sur la ligne E du RER" (Press release). STIF. December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. "Paris : Les habitants découvrent leur nouvelle gare Rosa-Parks". Le Parisien (in French). 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. Kleiber, Marie-Anne (6 December 2015). "Gare, tramway : Rosa Parks s'est fait un nom dans le 19e". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. "Rebuilt future western terminus of Paris RER Line E unveiled". Railway Gazette International. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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