Transilien Line N

Transilien Line N is a railway line of the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this line travel between Gare Montparnasse in Paris and the west of Île-de-France region, with termini in Rambouillet, Dreux and Mantes-la-Jolie. The line has a total of 117,000 passengers per weekday.[1]

Line N
Overview
TerminiParis-Montparnasse
Dreux
Mantes-la-Jolie
Rambouillet
Stations35
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemTransilien
Operator(s)SNCF
Rolling stockZ8800, Z57000
BB 7600 + VB 2N
BB 27300 + VB 2N
Daily ridership117,000
History
Opened10 September 1840 (1840-09-10) (first sections)
31 December 2004 (2004-12-31) (recreated as Line N)
Technical
Line length117 km (73 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Transilien Line N
Paris-Montparnasse
Vanves–Malakoff
Clamart
Meudon
Bellevue
Sèvres-Rive-Gauche
Chaville-Rive-Gauche
to Chaville–Vélizy
Viroflay-Rive-Gauche
Versailles-Chantiers
Saint-Cyr
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Fontenay-le-Fleury
Trappes
Villepreux–Les Clayes
La Verrière
Plaisir–Les Clayes
Coignières
Plaisir–Grignon
Les-Essarts–Le-Roi
Le Perray
Rambouillet
Beynes
Mareil-sur-Mauldre
Villiers–Neauphle–Pontchartrain
Maule
Montfort-l'Amaury–Méré
Néezl–Aulnay
Garancières–La Queue
Épône–Mérières
Orgerus–Béhoust
Mantes-la-Jolie
Tacoignières–Richebourg
Houdan
Marchezais–Broué
Dreux

Rolling stock

As of March 2013, the following trains are operated on the line : SNCF Class Z 5300 (only on sections electrified with 1500 V direct current), SNCF Class BB 27300 and BB 7600 (SNCF Class BB 7200 modified, since 2012, also only on sections electrified with 1500 V direct current) with voiture de banlieue à 2 niveaux coaches.

In the beginning of 2013, some Z 5300 trains are being removed from the line.

Rambouillet Line

Transilien Paris - Montparnasse routes map

This line according to SNCF will get from start to terminus in 1hr03mins, and operates as per this route, on the Paris–Brest railway:

This line is electrified using a 1500 V direct current.

Dreux Line

This line according to SNCF will get from start to terminus in 1hr, and operates as per this route, on the Paris–Brest railway up to Saint-Cyr, then on the ligne de Saint-Cyr à Surdon:

  • same route as the Rambouillet line between Paris-Montparnasse and Saint-Cyr
  • Fontenay-le-Fleury Station
  • Villepreux - Les-Clayes Station
  • Plaisir - Les-Clayes Station
  • Plaisir - Grignon Station
  • Villiers - Neauphle - Pontchartrain Station
  • Montfort-l'Amaury - Méré Station
  • Garancières - La Queue Station
  • Orgerus - Béhoust Station
  • Tacoignières - Richebourg Station
  • Houdan Station
Leave Île-de-France

This line is electrified using a 1500 V direct current between the Montparnasse station and the Plaisir-Grignon station, and a 25000 V alternating current elsewhere.

Mantes-la-Jolie Line

  • same route as the Dreux line between Paris-Montparnasse and Plaisir - Grignon, on the Paris–Brest railway up to Saint-Cyr, then on the ligne de Saint-Cyr à Surdon up to Plaisir, then on the ligne de Plaisir - Grignon à Épône - Mézières up to Épône - Méziéres, and finally on the Paris–Le Havre railway:
  • Beynes Station
  • Mareil-sur-Mauldre Station
  • Maule Station
  • Nézel - Aulnay Station
  • Épône - Mézières Station
  • Mantes-la-Jolie Station

This line is electrified using a 1500 V direct current between the Montparnasse station and the Plaisir-Grignon station, and a 25000 V alternating current elsewhere.

References

See also

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