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Fontenay-sous-Bois station

Coordinates: 48°50′37″N 2°27′50″E / 48.8436°N 2.4639°E / 48.8436; 2.4639
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Fontenay-sous-Bois
Fontenay-sous-Bois station platforms
General information
LocationFontenay-sous-Bois
France
Coordinates48°50′37″N 2°27′50″E / 48.8436°N 2.4639°E / 48.8436; 2.4639
Operated byRATP Group
Line(s)Ligne de Vincennes [fr]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections(BUS) RATP Bus:  124   210   524 
Construction
AccessibleYes, by request to staff[1]
Other information
Station code87758128
Fare zone3
History
Opened1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station RER RER Following station
Vincennes RER A
Nogent-sur-Marne

Fontenay-sous-Bois station is a railway station on Réseau Express Régional network in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France.

History

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Fontenay-sous-Bois station is on the Ligne de Vincennes [fr] railway. From 1859 to 1969 the Ligne de Vincennes ran between Paris–Bastille station and Marles-en-Brie. On 14 December 1969 Paris–Bastille station was closed and the line was rerouted into a new 2.5 km (1.6 mi) tunnel under Paris between ‹See TfM›Nation and ‹See TfM›Vincennes stations, creating the first line of the Regional Metro network, later renamed the Réseau Express Régional.[2]

Transport

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Train

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The station is served by a train every 10 minutes at off-peak time in both directions. That frequency is increased during peak hours, with up to 12 trains an hour, and falls to 1 train every 15 minutes at night.[3]

Bus connections

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The station is served by Bus RATP Bus network lines:[4]

Traffic

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The number of people entering the station in 2014 was 2,469,377.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités (in French and British English). 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  2. ^ "Histoire locale de Fontenay-sous-Bois". fontenayplateau.net. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  3. ^ "RER Fontenay-sous-Bois - Evous". www.evous.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  4. ^ "Plan du réseau de bus à l'Est de Paris (Secteur n°10)" [Map of the RATP bus network to the east of Paris (Sector n° 10).] (PDF). Ratp.fr (Color map showing the names of bus stops and main streets.) (in French). RATP Group. May 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Open Data RATP — Trafic annuel entrant par station du réseau ferré 2014". data.ratp.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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