RER E
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RER E is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The 60-kilometre (37 mi) line travels between western and eastern suburbs, with all trains serving the stations in central Paris, before branching out towards the ends of the line.
The line runs from the western terminus Nanterre-la-Folie (E1) to the eastern termini Chelles–Gournay (E2) and Tournan (E4). It is operated by SNCF.
Originally referred to as the Est Ouest Liaison Express or EOLE (English: East West Express Link), RER E is the newest RER line in the system, opening in 1999. An extension to Tournan opened in 2003. The first phase of a western extension opened on 6 May 2024, extending the line to Nanterre-la-Folie, with a further extension to Mantes-la-Jolie under construction and planned to open in 2026.[2]
History[edit]
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RER E opened on 14 July 1999 between Haussmann–Saint-Lazare and Chelles–Gournay. The construction included a 2 km (1.2 mi) tunnel between Haussmann–St-Lazare and Magenta (which serves Gare de l'Est and Gare du Nord).
The line was first extended with a new branch from Noisy-le-Sec to Villiers-sur-Marne – Le Plessis-Trévise on 30 August 1999. This branch was extended to Tournan on 14 December 2003.
On 13 December 2015, a new Rosa-Parks station opened, located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, between the stations Magenta and Pantin.[3]
On 6 May 2024, the first phase of a western extension opened, with three new stations: Neuilly–Porte Maillot, La Défense, and Nanterre-la-Folie.
List of RER E stations[edit]
| Branch | Station | Zone | Served municipalities | Major connections |
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| E1 | Nanterre-la-Folie | 3 | Nanterre | |
| La Défense | 3 | Puteaux | ||
| Neuilly–Porte Maillot | 1 | Paris | ||
| Haussmann | 1 | Paris | ||
| Magenta | 1 | Paris | ||
| Rosa Parks | 1 | Paris |  
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| Pantin | 2 | Pantin | ||
| Noisy-le-Sec | 3 | Noisy-le-Sec | 
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| E2 | Bondy | 3 | Bondy | 
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| Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil | 4 | Le Raincy, Villemomble | ||
| Gagny | 4 | Gagny | ||
| Le Chénay – Gagny | 4 | Gagny | ||
| Chelles–Gournay | 4 | Chelles Gournay-sur-Marne |
 
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| E4 | Rosny – Bois-Perrier | 3 | Rosny-sous-Bois | |
| Rosny-sous-Bois | 3 | Rosny-sous-Bois | ||
| Val de Fontenay | 3 | Fontenay-sous-Bois |  
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| Nogent – Le Perreux | 3 | Nogent-sur-Marne Le Perreux-sur-Marne |
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| Les Boullereaux – Champigny | 3 | Champigny-sur-Marne | ||
| Villiers-sur-Marne – Le Plessis-Trévise | 4 | Villiers-sur-Marne Le Plessis-Trévise |
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| Les Yvris – Noisy-le-Grand | 4 | Noisy-le-Grand | ||
| Émerainville – Pontault-Combault | 5 | Émerainville Pontault-Combault |
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| Roissy-en-Brie | 5 | Roissy-en-Brie | ||
| Ozoir-la-Ferrière | 5 | Ozoir-la-Ferrière | ||
| Gretz-Armainvilliers | 5 | Gretz-Armainvilliers | ||
| Tournan | 5 | Tournan-en-Brie |
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Map[edit]
Operation[edit]
Names of services[edit]
Like all the other RER lines, each train is named after the route it takes. The first letter designates the destination, the second indicates whether the train will call at every station or not.
- T corresponds to Tournan; V corresponds to Villiers-sur-Marne–Le Plessis-Trévise,
- C corresponds to Chelles–Gournay,
- H corresponds to Haussmann–Saint-Lazare; N corresponds to Magenta,
- M corresponds to Nanterre-la-Folie.
Regular names of services of trains departing from Paris are, among others, TAVA (stops at Magenta, Rosa Parks, Pantin, Noisy-le-Sec, Val de Fontenay, and all stations from Villiers-sur-Marne to Tournan), VOHE (stops at every station, all the way to Villiers-sur-Marne), COHI (stops at every station all the way to Chelles–Gournay).
See also[edit]
Rolling stock[edit]
Current fleet[edit]
| Trainset | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Carriages | Number | Routes operated | Built | |
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| mph | km/h | ||||||||
| MI 2N | Z 22500 |  |
EMU | 86 | 140 | 5 | 53 |
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1999 |
| Bombardier
Francilien |
Z 50000 | 
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86 | 140 | 8 | 64 | (equipment in common operation with line P)
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2009- | |
| RER NG | Z 58000 | 
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86 | 140 | 6 | 14 |
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2018- | |
Future[edit]
Western extension[edit]
RER E is currently being extended to the west of Paris, with a first phase connecting Haussmann–Saint-Lazare via La Défense to Nanterre, and second phase taking over the branch of RER A to Sartrouville and Poissy followed by a section of tracks currently carrying Transilien J to reach Mantes-la-Jolie. The first phase was expected to open by the end of 2022, with the second phase going into service service in 2024.[4] The first phase opened on 6 May 2024, with the second phase expected to open in 2026, as of 6 May 2024.
As part of the first phase of the extension, an eight-kilometre (5.0 mi) tunnel was dug between Haussmann–St-Lazare and La Défense. An intermediate station at Porte Maillot offers a transfer to Métro line 1, RER C, and tramway line T3b. The extension is expected to reduce the load on the central sections of RER B (between Gare du Nord and Châtelet) and RER A (between La Défense and Auber) by 10–15%. Additionally, transfers will be shifted away from current transfer hub Châtelet in the city center.[5]
Villiers–Champigny–Bry infill station[edit]
A future infill station at Villiers–Champigny–Bry is planned to interchange with the southern segment of the future Paris Métro Line 15 when it opens in 2025.[6]
Eastern extension to Val Bréon[edit]
History[edit]
At the end of the 2000s, the Region's work on the master plan for the Île-de-France region (SDRIF) opened up the prospect of the next fifteen years. One project caught the attention of elected officials: the extension of the line from Tournan station to the Val Bréon logistics center at Châtres.[7][8] In 2007, several possible locations for the future station were studied, evaluated, and compared. Some of the proposals studied were rejected. In some cases, personal interests got in the way and interfered with the general interest approach, which did not make the analysis easy but did not prevent it.[7]
In 2008, for example, there were two opposing options: either doubling the track from Tournan to Marles-en-Brie, which would become the new RER E terminus after redevelopment or creating a terminus in the heart of the business park using existing freight tracks, the option advocated by the SNCF. At the time, nothing had been decided by the Communauté de communes du Val Bréon.[7] In July 2009, the newspaper Le Pays briard confirmed that the extension would soon be completed.[9]
On May 19, 2010, SNCF CEO Guillaume Pepy and local elected representatives visited the Val Bréon site, where the new eastern terminus is to be built, the possibility of extending the line to Marles-en-Brie having been ruled out.[10] Pepy stated about the project, "it's a fine, interesting project, which makes sense from a rail point of view, with improved quality of service at its heart," which therefore deserves "to be considered. It was also part of a broad agreement between the regional council, RFF, SNCF, and STIF (now Île-de-France Mobilités)."[11]
Project overview[edit]
The project involves extending the RER E line from Tournan station to Val Bréon, one of the largest logistics centers in the Île-de-France. This business park boasts vast warehouses that house brands such as Conforama, IKEA, and Castorama. It is home to over 1,000 jobs.[10] The sector plan calls into question the relevance of this extension.[12] This extension is proposed to open in 2030.
This extension would make it possible to create a service in line with the development of this area, which is only accessible by car and where the number of employees could increase, as well as resolving the RER line's operating difficulties by creating a new site for parking trains[11] and relieving the Gretz-Armainvilliers and Tournan stations of cars arriving from the east of the département: "According to the mayor of Tournan-en-Brie:[10] "The outskirts of the town are clogged: cars arrive in the morning and leave again in the evening, a daily problem for locals. The current terminus attracts passengers from a radius of around fifty kilometers, taking advantage of the fact that RER E runs to the center of Paris. Once the line has been extended to the west of Paris,[11] this number is set to increase. The 3.5-kilometer extension would terminate at the Val Bréon station, which Vincent Éblé, then president of the Departmental Council of Seine-et-Marne, described as an "experimental station for the 21st century", i.e. of a new type, not only architecturally but also environmentally. It would be multimodal, environmentally friendly, accessible by bike and bus, and innovative in its functions, not just as a transport hub. It will also offer its passengers various services, including childcare and concierge. There will also be a post office, library, and shops.[10]
This project, the result of an agreement between local elected representatives, the Île-de-France region, Réseau ferré de France (now SNCF Réseau), Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (now Île-de-France Mobilités) and SNCF, is under study. It would cost between €40 million and €60 million.[11] Vincent Eblé acknowledges at least one weakness in this project: "The Val Bréon area is not easily accessible by public transport. So we need to work together to improve access to Val Bréon. We have considered two bus service projects with the communauté de communes[10] This extension would be in everyone's interest (businesses, residents, users and the SNCF): "The perfect example of a development that reconciles mobility, sustainable development and economic development." The new station would also make RER E more attractive, creating a "pull" for users, since, according to Vincent Eblé, "any improvement in service translates into greater attractiveness". According to Guillaume Pepy, the RER E would not be saturated, so this attractiveness should not be a problem.[10] However, studies carried out as part of the sector plan showed that, given the traffic constraints on the whole of Transilien Line P (between Paris and Tournan-en-Brie), the nine trains (in both directions) that could run per peak hour between Tournan and Val Bréon would require doubling the track on this section of the line, at an estimated cost of around 100 million euros at 2010 economic conditions. Finally, they highlighted that this extension does not theoretically offer significant traffic potential.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Map for journeys by wheelchair users" (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités (in French and British English). Paris: Région Île-de-France. 11 May 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "L'arrivée du RER Eole dans les Yvelines à nouveau retardée". Les Echos. September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "RER E: Ouverture de la gare Rosa Parks sur la ligne E du RER". STIF. December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Projet : RER ligne E Prolongement Saint-Lazare : Mantes-la-Jolie". iledefrance-mobilites.fr (in French). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "RER E: Prolongement d'Haussmann-Saint-Lazare à Mantes-la-Jolie" (PDF) (in French). STIF. February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Villiers – Champigny – Bry". Grand Paris Express. RATP Group. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Comité FUT-SP des usagers du Coulommiers - Paris Est : À quand le RER à Châtres et de Marles-en-Brie ?".
- ^ "Comité FUT-SP des usagers du Coulommiers - Paris Est : Val Bréon - un projet de gare RER E".
- ^ "Le RER E prolongé jusqu'au Val Bréon". Le Pays Briard. 10 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Vers un nouveau terminus pour le RER E". Le Parisien. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Eole, complètement à l'est !". Ville, Rail & Transports. 2 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Présentation du STIF au comité de ligne Paris-Est, pages 27-36" (PDF).
External links[edit]
Media related to RER E at Wikimedia Commons
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