Les Vallées station (French: Gare des Vallées) is a French Railway station located on the Place de la Gare-des-Vallées in the commune of La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region. Due to the surrounding density of the stations neighbourhood, it also serves the nearby communes of Bois-Colombes and Colombes. Established at an elevation of 39 meters, the station is located at kilometric point (KP) 6.973 on the Paris-Saint-Lazare—Saint-Germain-en-Laye railway, between the stations of Bécon-les-Bruyères and La Garenne-Colombes.

Les Vallées
The passenger building of Les Vallées station in 2012.
General information
LocationPlace de la Gare des Vallées
La Garenne-Colombes
France
Coordinates48°54′48″N 2°15′28″E / 48.91346°N 2.25790°E / 48.91346; 2.25790
Elevation39 metres (128 ft)
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Paris–Saint-Germain-en-Laye railway
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesVéligo parking station
AccessibleYes, by prior reservation[1]
Other information
Station code87386300
Fare zone3
History
Opened15 October 1897 (1897-10-15)
Passengers
20214,068,322
Services
Preceding station Transilien Transilien Following station
La Garenne–Colombes Line L Bécon-les-Bruyères

Opened in 1897 by the Chemins de fer de l'Ouest, the station is now owned and operated by the SNCF. Since 2004, Les Vallées has been served by Transilien Line L to and from Gare Saint-Lazare.

History

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First station serving Colombes

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In 1844, a railway station was established at the Pont de la Puce [fr].

Ridership

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In 2021, the SNCF estimated that 4,068,322 passengers traveled through the station.[2]

Services

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Passenger services

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Train services

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Les Vallées station is served by trains running on Line L of the Transilien network.[3] Service levels are guaranteed every 10 minutes at peak hours and every 15 minutes at off-peak hours. Trains stopping at Les Vallées serve all stations between Paris Saint-Lazare and Nanterre-Université, except in the summer when they run non-stop between Paris Saint-Lazare and Bécon-les-Bruyères.

Intermodality

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The station is also served by lines 164 and 566 of the RATP bus network.

Railway heritage

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See also

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References

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  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 2023-12-27.
  2. ^ "Fréquentation en gare - Les Vallêes". SNCF (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. ^ "Gare de Les Vallées | Transilien". www.transilien.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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