Achères-Ville station explained

Achères-Ville
Address:	Avenue Jean Moulin 78260 Achères
Platform:	2
Zone:	5

Achères-Ville is a French railway station in Achères commune, in Yvelines département, Île-de-France region.

Location

The station is at kilometric point 23.594^[1] of Achères-Pontoise railway. Its altitude is

30 m (98 ft).

History

The station was put in operation in May 1976 to bring rail transport closer to the town. Until then Achères was only served by Achères–Grand-Cormier station, on Paris–Le Havre railway, located

2 km (1.24 mi) from the city center. This situation was due to the destruction of Village d'Achères station (on Achères–Pontoise railway), which was closer, but destroyed by bombings during the night from 7–8 June 1944, and never set in service again.^[2]

The station

The additional word Ville prevents confusion with Achères–Grand-Cormier station.

The station has two lateral platforms, A and B, whose length is 220 meters.

Service

Train service

Achères-Ville station is served by:

• One train every 10 minutes during workweek days, 1 train every 20 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays, 1 train every 30 minutes in the evenings on RER line A, toward Cergy-le-Haut or Paris and eastern suburbs
• One train every 10 minutes during peak hours on Transilien line L, toward Cergy-le-Haut or Paris Saint Lazare

Connections

The station is served by Transdev (Conflans department) lines 5, A1 and A2. At night it is served by Noctilien bus line N152.

External links

48.97°N 2.0775°W

Notes and References

1. Livre : Reinhard Douté, Les 400 profils de lignes voyageurs du réseau ferré français, édité par La Vie du Rail en août 2011,, volume 1, page 129.
2. http://www.mairie-acheres78.fr/La-municipalite/Histoire-d-Acheres/Ancienne-gare Histoire de l'« ancienne gare »