Villiers-le-Bel–Gonesse–Arnouville station explained

Villiers-le-Bel – Gonesse – Arnouville
Address:1, Place du Général Leclerc, 95400 Arnouville, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France,
Country:France
Coordinates:48.5939°N 2.2458°W
Line:Paris-Lille railway
Platform:4 (including 1 emergency platform)
Tracks:7
Opened:1859
Zone:4
Connections:RATP Bus Lines 268, 270, 370
Operator:SNCF
Train Operators:SNCF
Passengers:12,001,779
Pass Year:2019

Villiers-le-Bel – Gonesse – Arnouville is a railway station in Arnouville, Essonne, Île-de-France, France.[1] The station was opened in 1859 and is on the Paris–Lille railway. The station is served by the RER Line D, which is operated by SNCF. The station serves the communes of Arnouville, to the north Villiers-le-Bel and, to the east, Gonesse.

History

The line from Saint-Denis station to Creil via Survilliers - Fosses was opened in 1859 by the Chemins de fer du Nord after six years of studies, with two tracks built at the station. That number was then doubled in 1907. A fifth track was laid during the construction of the LGV Nord in the early 1990s between Pierrefitte station and the new Gonesse junction.

Station info

Situated at an altitude at 69 meters above sea level, the station is on the 14.759 kilometer point of the Paris-Lille railway, between the stations of Garges–Sarcelles and Goussainville. The station served 12,001,779 people in 2019, and 9,347,400 people in 2014.[2]

Train services

The following services serve the station:[3]

Tramway of Villiers-le-Bel

From 1878 to 1949, a tram line, the Villiers-le-Bel tramway, linked the station to the village of Villiers-le-Bel. As the commune center of Villiers-le-Bel was not quite that easily accessible to the station, the tramway started between the two places. Due to the growing amount of competitors (private cars, and other buses were more efficient), the tramway closed down in 1949.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villiers-le-Bel - Gonesse - Arnouville Station.
  2. Web site: Gare de Villiers-le-Bel - Gonesse - Arnouville Train Station.
  3. Web site: Gare de Villiers-le-Bel - Gonesse | SNCF .