Viroflay-Rive-Gauche: station history
Served by: RER C, Transilien N.
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A station in the Yvelines opened with the line between Paris-Montparnasse and Versailles-Rive-Gauche, now Versailles-Château-Rive-Gauche, operated by the SNCF. It is a junction station, at kilometre point 13.880 of the Paris-Montparnasse to Brest line and at kilometre point 14.350 of the Invalides to Versailles-Rive-Gauche line, at 111 metres above sea level. It is the first station in the Yvelines on the Paris-Montparnasse Transilien network when coming from Paris. It has three central platforms flanked by six tracks.
Anecdote
The station lies at the heart of a railway junction that doubles that of Versailles-Chantiers, with the same services except line U. It is served by Transilien line N and RER line C, by tram line 6 as an interchange, and by bus lines 6206 and 6207. It has a station building with a ticket window adapted for disabled people, a Relay press shop, a footbridge next to the building for changing platforms, and a car and bicycle park.
Around Viroflay-Rive-Gauche
- Église Saint-Eustache, 650 m away — A former royal chapel built between 1519 and 1543, adorned by Louis XIV and his successors.
- Pavillon Saint-Vigor, 500 m away — A pavilion protected as a historic monument, home to Louis XV's foster brother.
- Église Notre-Dame-du-Chêne, 400 m away — A 1960s church with a roof shaped like an upturned boat hull.