Chaville-Rive-Gauche: station history
Served by: Transilien N.
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A Transilien line N station, put into service on 10 September 1840 with the opening of the track between Paris-Montparnasse and Versailles-Rive-Gauche. It is on the Paris-Montparnasse to Brest line, at kilometre point 12.457, between Sèvres-Rive-Gauche and Viroflay-Rive-Gauche, at an altitude of 107 metres. A central platform and two side platforms frame four tracks, but the side platforms are used only in case of problems or works. Passengers change platform by an underpass.
Anecdote
Since 2016, the main entrance and ticket office have often been closed for lack of staff, following an SNCF savings plan. When it is closed, the station is reached by the night exit on the route des Huit Bouteilles, on the Meudon forest side. The station is equipped with Transilien and mainline ticket machines, induction loops for the hard of hearing and a second lift planned for 2016.
Around Chaville-Rive-Gauche
- Église Sainte-Bernadette, 900 m away — A church of 1961-62 with a Way of the Cross by Danièle Fuchs.
- Bois de Chaville, 600 m away — A wooded ridge between Chaville, Viroflay, Meudon and Ville-d'Avray.
- Forêt de Fausses-Reposes, 2300 m away — A 616-hectare protection forest bordering Chaville.