Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy station explained

Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy
Symbol Location:fr
Symbol:tgvinoui
Symbol Location2:fr
Symbol2:ouigo
Symbol Location3:eurostar
Symbol Location4:paris
Symbol4:rer
Address:Place des Passagers du Vent
Borough:Chessy, Seine-et-Marne
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8704°N 2.7828°W
Operator:RATP Group & SNCF
Line:LGV Interconnexion Est
Platforms:1 island platform (RER)
3 island platforms (High-speed rail)
Tracks:2 (RER)
5 (High-speed rail, 2 bypass station)
Train Operators:Eurostar, RATP Group, SNCF
Structure:Below-grade
Parking:Yes, paid
Bicycle:Covered parking
Accessible:Yes, by request to staff[1]
Code: (SNCF)
87754994 (RATP)
MCK (UK National Rail)
Zone:5 (RATP)
Opened: (RER)
(High-speed rail)
Services Collapsible:yes

Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy also appearing on platform displays as Marne-la-Vallée Chessy – Parcs Disneyland, is a large combined RER (commuter rail), and high-speed rail station in Chessy, Seine-et-Marne, France, about 30km (20miles) east of Paris, located on the LGV Interconnexion Est opened in 1994. The station is inside the Disneyland Paris resort, close to the entrances to the theme parks and at the entrance to Disney Village. The station opened as an extension of RER A in April 1992, in conjunction with the opening of the theme park, with The Walt Disney Company contributing €38.1 million of the €126.5 million cost.[2] The high-speed rail part of the station opened in May 1994, two years after the RER portion of station.

Situation

There are direct TGV services to, among others, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Lyon, Rennes, Lille, Nantes, Limoges, Toulouse, Montpellier, Orléans, Grenoble, Brussels, and Frankfurt. On 29 June 1996, Eurostar began direct services from London Waterloo. Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy is also the rail head used for Paris by Ouigo services. Passengers can travel by TGV from Charles de Gaulle Airport TGV station to this station in less than 10 minutes.

The station has a UK National Rail station code of MCK[3] because it is part of the Eurostar network,[4] although Eurostar is not part of National Rail. As Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy is a Eurostar station, it houses Eurostar check-in areas and border control booths operated by the French Border Police and Customs in a dedicated area on the 2nd floor of the station. Previously, the UK Border Agency operated juxtaposed controls and carried out pre-embarkation immigration checks at the station. However, the UK has discontinued this arrangement. Accordingly, passengers go through UK immigration and customs checks at their arrival station in the UK.[5] [6] [7]

Eurostar services from the UK to the station were suspended in June 2023, due to complications over new rules with post-Brexit border controls, and are expected not to operate for at least the rest of 2023. However, passengers can book tickets through Eurostar with a connection at Lille-Europe station.[8]

Train services

From Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy, train services depart to major French cities such as Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Montpellier, Perpignan, Lille and Strasbourg. International services operate to Brussels in Belgium, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London via Lille, and Frankfurt in Germany.

The following services currently start, end, or stop at Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy:

Domestic services:

International services:

Commuter services:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 . Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant . Map for travelers in wheelchairs . 2023-12-27 . Île-de-France Mobilités.
  2. Book: Clavé, S. Anton. The Global Theme Park Industry. 16 April 2007. CABI. 978-1-84593-208-4. 1st. 330. English.
  3. Web site: National Railway Stations (sorted by three letter code). www.coris.org.uk. 20 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025301/http://www.coris.org.uk/jdc/Rail/station_codes.tlc.html. 4 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Disneyland Paris. Eurostar. 20 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Will our passports be checked at Marne-la-Vallée station (Disneyland® Paris)? . . 11 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411024226/https://help.eurostar.com/faq/us-en/question/Will-our-passports-be-checked-at-Marne-la-Vall%C3%A9e-station-Disneyland-Paris . 11 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Freedom of Information Response (Border control for Eurostar from Marne la Vallée Chessy) . . 27 November 2017 . 11 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411024448/https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/438638/response/1076214/attach/3/FOI%2046007%20response.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1 . 11 April 2020 . Border Force does not operate a juxtaposed control arrangement at Marne-la-Vallee Chessy station. Full UK immigration checks are conducted on arrival in the UK..
  7. Web site: House of Commons Hansard for 17 July 2012, Column 658W (Immigration Controls: St Pancras Station) . House of Commons.
  8. News: Eurostar to suspend direct trains to Disneyland Paris. 1 September 2022. BBC News.

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