Versailles-Château-Rive Gauche station
Versailles-Château–Rive Gauche is a station on line C of the Paris Region's express suburban rail system, the RER. It is situated in Versailles, in the département of Yvelines. This station is the terminus of RER C5, and the closest train station to the Château de Versailles. The station was named Versailles - Rive Gauche ("Versailles–left bank") until February 2012, and was renamed to help tourists find their way to the Château.
Versailles-Château–Rive Gauche  | ||||||||||||
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| RER commuter rail station | ||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | 5 avenue du Général de Gaulle 78000 Versailles | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°48′0″N 2°7′45″E | |||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | RER C | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 (2 island platforms and 1 side platform) | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 at platform + 1 siding | |||||||||||
| Connections | Noctilien, bus | |||||||||||
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| Station code | 87393157 | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | |||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 September 1840 | |||||||||||
| Previous names | Versailles-Rive-Gauche | |||||||||||
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Lines serving this station
Services using the station
Trains VICK and VITY from Paris terminate at Versailles-Château-Rive Gauche,[1] and the station is also the origin of CIME, CITY and JILL trains.
Gallery
The platforms
The hall
The façade
See also
References
- "Getting to Palace of Versailles from Paris - Train, RER, Bus, Cabs & More". www.versailles-palace-tickets.com. Headout. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de Versailles-Château-Rive-Gauche.
- Versailles-Château-Rive Gauche station at Transilien, the official website of SNCF (in French)
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