Neuville-Université: origin of the name and station history
Served by: RER A, Transilien L.
Why this name?
A Val-d'Oise station opened in 1994, at the same time as the extension of the Cergy line to Cergy-le-Haut. This line, known as the "ligne de la bifurcation de Neuville à Cergy-Préfecture", had already been in service since 1979. Its name comes from its closeness to the Neuville campus of the Université de Cergy-Pontoise. The station is served by RER line A and Transilien line L (Paris Saint-Lazare network); at weekends and in the evening only RER A serves it, line L running on weekdays only.
Anecdote
It is the first station on the line after the Neuville junction, which then leads to Cergy-Préfecture, Cergy-Saint-Christophe and Cergy-le-Haut. This 12 km line includes a 602 m skew viaduct crossing the Oise, its main structure. Several bus lines of the Cergy-Pontoise Confluence and Île-de-France Ouest networks serve the station, as does the Noctilien night line N152.
Around Neuville-Université
- Église Saint-Joseph de Neuville-sur-Oise, 1600 m away — The parish church of Neuville-sur-Oise, dedicated to Saint Joseph.