Owned by RFF / SNCF Connections bus Address 78000 Versailles, France Connection Bus | Platforms 1 central Fare zone 4 Opened 4 August 1839 Architect Alfred Armand | |
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Location 40 rue du Maréchal Foch
78000 Versailles Tracks 2 at platform + 9 siding Similar Versailles‑Château, Gare de Versailles – Chantiers, La Défense, Gare de Montreuil, Gare Saint‑Lazare | ||
Versailles - Rive-Droite ([veʁsaij ʁiv dʁwat]) is a railway station in the Parisian suburb of Versailles in the département of Yvelines. The western terminus of the Paris-Versailles railway line, it is situated in the Notre-Dame section of the town.
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History
James Mayer de Rothschild received the concession to build a rail line from Paris to Versailles. Designed by state engineers, the line shared a common trunk from Gare Saint-Lazare to Asnières-sur-Seine. The line was opened by the sons of Louis-Philippe on 2 August 1839.
The station was designed by the architect Alfred Armand.
The Station
The station is served by line L trains of the Transilien Paris - Saint Lazare network. It is the terminus of the eponymous branch of the Transilien L South network.
It is one of five stations in Versailles. It is a terminal station with two tracks at platform, as well as six siding tracks and two yard leads, and serves as a coach yard for line L South.