Porchefontaine: station history
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
A Versailles station, on RER line C, belonging to SNCF and located at the Porchefontaine flyovers, at 117 metres above sea level and kilometre point 15.830 of the Invalides to Versailles-Rive-Gauche line, between Viroflay-Rive-Gauche and Versailles-Château-Rive-Gauche. It has two platforms at different heights: the platform towards Versailles overlooks the one towards Paris. Access to the ticket hall dates from 2006, and a renovation in 2010 aimed to improve comfort and brightness.
Anecdote
In the summers of 1997 and 1998, a mosaic was installed on the wall of the lower platform towards Paris. Made by the artist Françoise Trotabas, it was created with local residents in workshops run by the Maison de quartier, with the support of the city of Versailles and SNCF. It depicts the fifteen stations of line C between Paris-Austerlitz and Versailles-Château-Rive-Gauche. A website created in 2021 presents all the line's mosaics and their history.
Around Porchefontaine
- Château de Versailles, 1500 m away — The residence of Louis XIV and the court, a World Heritage site.
- Potager du Roi, 1350 m away — A 17th-century kitchen garden created for Louis XIV by La Quintinie.