Val de Fontenay station

The RER station Val de Fontenay is in the Paris suburb Fontenay-sous-Bois. It is on the Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railway and provides an interchange between the RER lines A and E.

Val de Fontenay
RER station
Z22500 entering station en route to Villiers-sur-Marne
Location10 Avenue du Val de Fontenay
94120 Fontenay-sous-Bois
France
Coordinates48.85431°N 2.48914°E / 48.85431; 2.48914
Owned by RATP Group & SNCF
Operated byRATP Group & SNCF
Line(s)
  
  
Platforms 2 outside / 2 island
Tracks 2 / 4
Other information
Station code8711371
Fare zone3
History
Opened9 December 1977 (1977-12-09)
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station
Vincennes
toward Cergy-le-Haut
Neuilly-Plaisance
toward Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy
Rosny-sous-Bois
Nogent – Le Perreux
toward Villiers-sur-Marne
Noisy-le-Sec
Villiers-sur-Marne – Le Plessis-Trévise
toward Tournan

The station

The station is named for a neighborhood of Fontenay-sous-Bois. It is served by line A (branch A4) and line E (branch E4).

RER A

On the A line, Val de Fontenay is the first station on the branch A4, leading to Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy and is also the busiest in terms of trains. Val de Fontenay (like Noisy-le-Grand-Mont d'Est) is served by every train running on this branch, unlike others which are skipped at certain times of day (Bry-sur-Marne and Lognes).

The station is served in each direction by:

  • 12–18 trains on peak travel times.
  • 9 trains per hour on off-peak hours.
  • 6 trains per hour on week-ends.
  • 4 trains per hour in the late evening.

Additional trains in off-peak times

Starting 4 February 2008, RATP changed the number of trains running on the RER A. In off-peak hours, there are now 12 trains per hour instead of 6. Of those 12 trains going to Marne-la-Vallée, 6 are direct between Val de Fontenay and Noisy-le-Grand (the stations of Neuilly-Plaisance and Bry-sur-Marne are skipped). This allows a passenger to save 2 minutes between Val de Fontenay and Noisy-le-Grand, as the trip drops from 7 minutes to 5 minutes without the two stops.

RER E

Since 30 August 1999, Val de Fontenay has also been served by the RER E. This is the branch E4, going between Haussmann–Saint-Lazare and Tournan. Train service on the E line consists of 6 trains per hour during the week in both directions. Towards Tournan, there are 4 trains per hour to Villiers-sur-Marne and 2 trains per hour to Tournan. Towards Haussmann–Saint-Lazare, trains coming from Villiers-sur-Marne stop at all stations, while trains coming from Tournan stop only at Noisy-le-Sec, Pantin, Rosa Parks and Magenta. In the evening, there are 4 trains per hour, alternating between Villiers-sur-Marne and Tournan and stopping at all stations.

Station concourse & Bus interchange station.
Station concourse
(with view on access to RER A platforms).
Bus interchange station
(View from the main access).
Platforms & Tracks – RER A & RER E
RER A platform – East end (towards Paris).
RER A platform (towards Paris)
(with view of a service indicator sign).
RER E platform (towards Paris)
(View to the North).
Access to the station
Main access to the Bus interchange station.
Access ZA Péripôle – Bois Galon.
Access Quartier des Alouettes.
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