La Varenne-Chennevières: station history
Served by: RER A.
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A station in the Val-de-Marne located in the commune of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, served by RER line A on branch A2 towards Boissy-Saint-Léger. The present RER station opened in 1969 and was designed by the architect Marcel Lods. Its name pays tribute to the former commune of La Varenne, now attached to Saint-Maur, and to the neighbouring commune of Chennevières-sur-Marne. It also lies on the Grande Ceinture line, whose Noisy-le-Sec to Juvisy section allowed a passenger service to open.
Anecdote
Three entrances give access to the station: avenue du Mesnil, avenue du Bac and avenue Pierre Semard. The station's service was changed from 10 December 2017. RATP buses 111 and 112 and line 438 of the Marne et Seine network serve it. Nearby are the banks of the Marne and the Villa Médicis museum.
Around La Varenne-Chennevières
- Musée de Saint-Maur – Villa Médicis, 1200 m away — A 15th-century residence saved from demolition in 1977 and turned into a museum in 1983; paintings, sculpture, photographs, ceramics and prints; a listed historic monument.