Joinville-le-Pont (Paris RER)

Joinville-le-Pont RER
RER commuter rail station
Coordinates Coordinates: 48°49′13″N 2°27′49″E / 48.82028°N 2.46361°E
Owned by RATP
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Construction
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 22 September 1859
14 December 1969
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station
Nogent-sur-Marne
RER RER A

Joinville-le-Pont (French pronunciation: [ʒwɑ̃vij lə pɔ̃]) is a railway station in the French commune of Joinville-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, a southeastern suburb of Paris.

History

Joinville-le-Pont station opened in its current form on 14 December 1969 as part of the initial segment of the RER network with service between Nation in central Paris and Boissy-Saint-Léger.

Service

Platforms

Joinville-le-Pont is on the A2 branch of the RER A and receives frequent service westbound to Saint-Germain-en-Laye on the A1 branch and Boissy-Saint-Léger eastbound on the A2 branch. At peak times there are up to twelve trains per hour (one train every five minutes), during off-peak hours trains arrive every ten minutes, and early mornings and late nights trains come at fifteen-minute intervals.[1][2]

Bus connections

RATP also operates bus service alongside RER service at Joinville-le-Pont. This includes regular bus service during the day and Noctilien service at night.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de Joinville-le-Pont.
  1. RER A timetable towards Saint-Germain-en-Laye RATP Retrieved December 24, 2008
  2. RER A timetable towards Boissy-Saint-Léger RATP Retrieved December 24, 2008