La Varenne–Chennevières station

La Varenne–Chennevières
La Varenne–Chennevières
General information
Location	Avenue du Mesnil; Saint-Maur-des-Fossés; France
Coordinates	48°47′42″N 2°30′46″E / 48.7950°N 2.5128°E
Operated by	RATP Group
Line(s)	Ligne de Vincennes [fr]
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3 station tracks + 2 bypass tracks
Connections	RATP Bus: 111 112 ; Situs: 8; Marne et Seine: 438 ;
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes, by request to staff
Other information
Station code	87758185
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1969
Services

La Varenne–Chennevières station is a French railway station in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in Val-de-Marne, France.

The station

The RER station was designed by Marcel Lods and opened in 1969. It is named after the former commune La Varenne, now part of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and the close commune Chennevières-sur-Marne.

It is served by RER line A trains running on A2 branch, leading to Boissy-Saint-Léger.

La Varenne–Chennevières is also a depot for trains. It houses premises for RATP officers training.

Service

The station is served in both directions by a train every 10 minutes at off-peak time, by 12 trains an hour during peak hours, and by a train every 15 minutes in the evening. It is also a terminus station for some trains at peak hours.

Bus connections

The station is served by several buses:^[2]

Gallery

Entrance of the station, avenue du Bac (north-west the tracks)
Sign of the name station on a platform
Carriage made of two different MS 61 materials
(MS 61 A/B and MS 61 R)
MS 61 carriage about to leave toward Paris

References

^ "Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités (in French and British English). 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Plan du réseau de bus du Val-de-Marne (Secteur n°12)" [Map of the RATP bus network in Val-de-Marne (Sector n° 12).] (PDF). Ratp.fr (Color map showing the names of bus stops and main streets.) (in French). RATP Group. September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Gare de La Varenne - Chennevières at Wikimedia Commons

[idfm-ufr-map-1] "Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités (in French and British English). 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[Map12-2] "Plan du réseau de bus du Val-de-Marne (Secteur n°12)" [Map of the RATP bus network in Val-de-Marne (Sector n° 12).] (PDF). Ratp.fr (Color map showing the names of bus stops and main streets.) (in French). RATP Group. September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

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