RER C

The RER C is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving Paris, France. It is operated by SNCF.

The line runs from the northwestern terminuses Pontoise (C1), Versailles – Rive Gauche (C5) and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (C7) to the southeastern terminuses Massy-Palaiseau (C2), Dourdan-la-Forêt (C4), Saint-Martin d'Étampes (C6) and Versailles – Chantiers (C8).

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History

May 1980 : Service extended Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – Versailles – Chantiers - Gare des Invalides.

On 25 September, 1988 the VMI ("Vallée de Montmorency - Invalides") branch to the north-west opened. This branch mostly used the infrastructure of the "ligne d'Auteuil" (incorporated into the "ligne de petite ceinture" from 1867, closed to passengers from July 22, 1934), and a new tunnel connection between Batignolles and St-Ouen, connecting to the RER C's main trunk at Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel via a curved bridge (the only one in Paris) over the Seine river. This extended services to Montigny – Beauchamp and Argenteuil.

Porte de Clichy opened on 29 September, 1991. Located between Pereire - Levallois and St-Ouen.

In 1992 the line was extended from Juvisy to Versailles.

A further extension from Montigny – Beauchamp to Pontoise was opened on 28 August, 2000. On the same day a new station, Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, opened in order to create a new connexion with Métro Line 14. Located between Paris-Austerlitz and Boulevard Masséna (which was closed and replaced by the new station).

Another new station, St-Ouen-l'Aumône-Liesse, opened on 24 March, 2002. Located between Pierrelaye and St-Ouen-l'Aumône.

The C3 branch (from Ermont-Eaubonne to Argenteuil) transferred to the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail network on 27 August, 2006.

On 16 December, 2006 Boulevard Victor was renamed Boulevard Victor - Pont du Garigliano to highlight the new interchange with tramway line T3.

See also

* List of stations of the Paris Métro

External links

C0, Category:Railway lines opened in 1979