Pont Cardinet station explained

Pont Cardinet
Style:Transilien
Address:145 Rue Cardinet
Borough:Paris
Country:France
Coordinates:48.8878°N 2.3142°W
Operator:SNCF
Platforms:2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks:5 + 8 passing tracks
Connections: at Métro station
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:No[1]
Zone:1
Former:Gare des Batignolles (1854–1922)
Passengers:7,490,334[2]
Pass Year:2022

Pont Cardinet station (French: Gare de Pont Cardinet) is a railway station in Paris. It is situated on the Paris–Le Havre railway. It is the first station on the line originating from Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris. The station building is situated above the track level alongside Rue Cardinet. The station is equipped with escalators and Solari destination boards.The main line continues towards Clichy whilst a small line, now closed, branches off towards Pereire-Levallois and links St Lazare to the RER C, this branch was once part of Ligne d'Auteuil and closed in June 1996. Today, there are shuttle buses connecting Pereire-Levallois on RER C. Since December 2020, the station is also connected to the Paris Métro line 14 with the construction of the Pont Cardinet metro station.

History

Originally named Batignolles station (French: Gare des Batignolles), the station opened on 2 May 1854, along with the Auteuil railway.

Trivia

Pont Cardinet is the only SNCF station in the commune of Paris (intra muros) that is not also either a terminus or an RER station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 . Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant . Map for travelers in wheelchairs . 2023-12-27 . fr,en-gb . Île-de-France Mobilités.
  2. Web site: Fréquentation en gares . Attendance at stations . 2024-01-11 . . fr.