Gare de Versailles-Rive-Droite

Versailles - Rive Droite
Transilien commuter rail station
Location	40 rue du Maréchal Foch 78000 Versailles
Coordinates	48°48′35″N 2°8′5″E / 48.80972°N 2.13472°E / 48.80972; 2.13472
Owned by	RFF / SNCF
Line(s)
Platforms	1 central
Tracks	2 at platform + 9 siding
Connections	bus
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	4 August 1839
Traffic
Passengers	17000
Services
Preceding station   Transilien   Following station Terminus Transilien Montreuil toward Paris-St.-Lazare

Versailles - Rive-Droite (French pronunciation: ​[veʁsaij ʁiv dʁwat]) is a railway station in the Parisian suburb of Versailles in the département of Yvelines. The western terminus of the Paris-Versailles railway line, it is situated in the Notre-Dame section of the town.

History

James Mayer de Rothschild received the concession to build a rail line from Paris to Versailles. Designed by state engineers, the line shared a common trunk from Gare Saint-Lazare to Asnières-sur-Seine. The line was opened by the sons of Louis-Philippe on 2 August 1839.

The station was designed by the architect Alfred Armand.

The Station

The station is served by line L trains of the Transilien Paris - Saint Lazare network. It is the terminus of the eponymous branch of the Transilien L South network.

It is one of five stations in Versailles. It is a terminal station with two tracks at platform, as well as six siding tracks and two yard leads, and serves as a coach yard for line L South.

See also

• Other train stations in Versailles:
  • Versailles - Rive Gauche
  • Versailles - Chantiers
  • Montreuil
  • Porchefontaine