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RER A
Year opened 1977
Last extension 1994
Rolling stock MS 61, MI 84, MI 2N
Stations served 46
Length 108. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) MI 2N ( Matériel d'Interconnexion à 2 Niveaux in French literally Double-decker Interconnection Hardware is a type of Electric multiple unit running on the French 5 km
Length 67. 4 mi
Average interstation 2,411 m
Journeys made 272,800,000 (per annum)
Paris public transport
Métro lines
line 1 line 7bis
line 2 line 8
line 3 line 9
line 3bis line 10
line 4 line 11
line 5 line 12
line 6 line 13
line 7 line 14
RER lines
line A line D
line B line E
line C
Suburban rail (Transilien)
Saint-Lazare Nord
La Défense Est
Montparnasse Lyon
Airport shuttles
CDGVAL Orlyval
Bus
Bus (RATP) Noctilien
  Bus (Optile)  
Tramway
Tramway T1 Tramway T2
Tramway T3 Tramway T4


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The line runs from Saint-Germain-en-Laye (A1), Cergy Le Haut (A3), and Poissy (A5). The RER Ligne A1 (French for RER Line A1 is a branch of the RER A which operates between Saint-Germain-en-Laye and meets the city branch at Nanterre-Prefecture The RER Ligne A3 (French for RER Line A3 is a branch of the RER A which operates between Cergy-Le Haut and meets the city branch at Nanterre-Prefecture The RER Ligne A5 (French for RER Line A5 is a branch of the RER A which operates between Poissy and meets the city branch at Nanterre-Prefecture To Boissy-Saint-Léger (A2) and Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy (A4)

Line A is Europe's busiest line with over 1,000,000 passenger/day. Line A is formed from the connection across Paris of the Saint-Germain-en-Laye-Nanterre line in the west to the Vincennes — Boissy-St-Léger line in the east. For treaties with this name see Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (disambiguation Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the western Nanterre is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. Vincennes is a commune of the Val-de-Marne located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Boissy-Saint-Léger is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. Two branches were added in the West, to Poissy and the 'ville nouvelle' of Cergy, and another in the East, to the ville nouvelle of Marne-la-Vallée. Poissy is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 23 Cergy is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. Marne-la-Vallée is a New town located near Paris, France. Disneyland Resort Paris and Val d'Europe are located in Marne-la-Vallée The two latest extensions of the line were to Cergy-Le Haut and Disneyland Resort Paris. Cergy Le Haut is a railway station in Paris suburbs The station was built in 1994 by the Agence des gares (J Disneyland Resort Paris' is a Holiday and Recreation Resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a New town in the eastern suburbs of Paris

An MI 2N at Charles de Gaulle - Étoile. You can see the SIEL information system.
An MI 2N at Charles de Gaulle - Étoile. Charles de Gaulle — Étoile is a station of the Paris Métro and of the RER urban rail network You can see the SIEL information system.
An MS 61 at Auber.
An MS 61 at Auber. Auber is a station on Line A of the RER in Paris Opened on 23 November 1971

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Popular success and responses

Inside an MI 84 during rush hour
Inside an MI 84 during rush hour

Line A has been a runaway success since its inauguration and, with its million-plus passengers per workday, has frequently been presented as the busiest urban transit line in the world. This claim has been disputed (Gerondeau C, 2003 — see reference) by reference to the figure of 103,080 passengers per hour claimed by the Japanese Ministry of Transport for the JR Chūō Line in Tokyo — almost twice the equivalent figure (55,000) for the RER Line A (both 1992). Japan being something of a case apart in the field of rail transport, accounting for 40% of all train journeys in the world, it clearly remains the case that the RER Line A is an exceptionally busy route.

Ever-increasing traffic volume and the need to ward off imminent saturation have been major factors in RATP and SNCF's planning since the inauguration of the Line A. At least five major capital investment decisions can be directly traced back to this issue:

One simple (if partial) solution to the congestion problem that has never been implemented is a change in the seating configuration inside the trains themselves. The RER is unusual among high-capacity urban train networks in its attachment to "transversal" (front and back facing) seating. A change to "longitudinal" (sideways window-lining) seating typically reduces the number of seats by 10% but increases standing room by 30%. The result is increased capacity and a less cramped ride for those without seats.

Chronology

Map

Geographically accurate path of the RER A
Geographically accurate path of the RER A


List of RER A stations

Cergy-le-Haut
Cergy-le-Haut
Platforms at Bry-sur-Marne
Platforms at Bry-sur-Marne
Trains at Boissy-St.-Leger
Trains at Boissy-St. -Leger

Operation

Lineside signal taken over by SACEM (X)
Lineside signal taken over by SACEM (X)

Branches

Line A provides two groups of services:

During off-peak hours, the Cergy-Torcy and Poissy-Chessy services operate every 20 minutes, and the St-Germain - Boissy-St-Leger service operates every 10 minutes.

Operations are very complex during peak periods, with an average of one train every 2 minutes on the common trunk line in the busier direction (east to west in the morning, west to east in the evening), and one train every 2 min 30 sec in the other direction. The Marne la Vallée branch has the most intensive service.

Names of Services

RER trains do not display the name of the destination station, but instead display a "nom de mission" or "name of service. " These are, literally, names used to designate (and distinguish) individual services ("runs"), and are accompanied by a two-digit number.

The first letter corresponds to the destination station (gare d'arrivée):

(The letter "W" is used to represent the two letters "v" in vide voyageurs, "empty of passengers. La Défense is a station of the Paris Métro, RER, and Transilien suburban rail lines Poissy is a rail station in Poissy, France, at the western edge of Paris. Cergy Le Haut is a railway station in Paris suburbs The station was built in 1994 by the Agence des gares (J Rueil-Malmaison is a railway station in Rueil-Malmaison on the A1 branch of the Paris RER commuter rail line Saint Germain-en-Laye is the main Railway station serving the royal city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. )

The second letter corresponds to the stations served. The letter "E" indicates a train calling at all stations (omnibus, only on the route Saint-Germain-in-Laye - Boissy-St-Léger).

The third and fourth letters are used to form a pronounceable name. These letters are changed when the service number (from 01 to 99 eastward, from 02 to 98 westward) reaches the maximum. Therefore, two services with the first two letters identical serve the same station, e. g. ZEUS and ZEMA (local trains with destination Saint-Germain-en-Laye, or NELY, NEGE and NEMO (local trains with destination Boissy-Saint-Léger. Saint Germain-en-Laye is the main Railway station serving the royal city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. The letters ZZ generally indicate that the established service pattern was changed for an unspecified reason, generally a technical problem which disrupted operations.

Morning Peak Periods

Each of these services operates every 10 minutes:

Evening Peak Periods

Each of these services operates every 10 minutes:

Off-Peak Hours

Each of these services operates every 20 minutes:

This service operates every 10 minutes:

See also

External links

The following is a list of all stations of the Paris Métro, sorted by lines RER A RER B RER C RER D RER E
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