Brétigny (Paris RER)

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Brétigny SNCF

Brétigny railway station
Station statistics
Address Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne, Île-de-France,
 France
Coordinates 48°36′24″N 2°18′07″E / 48.60667°N 2.30194°E / 48.60667; 2.30194Coordinates: 48°36′24″N 2°18′07″E / 48.60667°N 2.30194°E / 48.60667; 2.30194
Line(s) Paris–Bordeaux railway
Paris–Tours railway
Platforms 7
Tracks 9
Other information
Opened 1865
Fare zone 5

Brétigny is a railway station located in Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1865 and is located on the Paris–Bordeaux railway and Paris–Tours railway. The station is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. The train services are operated by SNCF.

It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the centre of Paris.[1]

2013 derailment

Main article: Brétigny-sur-Orge train crash

On 12 July 2013, an intercity train from Paris Gare d'Austerlitz to Limoges derailed and crashed at the station, killing at least six people and injuring "dozens" more.[2] 385 passengers were on board at the time of the crash.[2][3]

Initial reports suggest the train, which was not scheduled to stop at the station, split in two,[2] causing the rear four carriages to collide with the station platforms.[2][3]

Train services

The following services serve the station:

  • Local services (RER C) Saint-Martin d'Étampes - Juvisy - Paris - Issy - Versailles-Chantiers - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
  • Local services (RER C) Dourdan - Juvisy - Paris - Issy - Versailles-Chantiers - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
  • Local services (RER C) Dourdan - Juvisy - Paris - Ermont Eaubonne - Montigny
  • Local services (RER C) Brétigny - Juvisy - Paris - Ermont Eaubonne - Montigny
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
 (RER)(C)
toward Versailles-Rive-Gauche
 (RER)(C)
La Norville - Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
(RER)(C) Terminus

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de Brétigny.
  1. ↑ Keller, Greg. "At least 6 dead in France train crash near Paris." Associated Press at the Houston Chronicle. 12 July 2013. Retrieved on 13 July 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Packed train derails near Paris, 7 believed dead". AP via The Big Story. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Deadly French train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge". BBC News. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013. 


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