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Roissy-en-Brie Station

Roissy-en-Brie
RER
RER station
Gare roissybrie.jpg
Entrance of the station in 2006.
Location Place de la Gare
77680 Roissy-en-Brie
 France
Coordinates 48°47′44″N 2°39′01″E / 48.795674°N 2.65029°E / 48.795674; 2.65029Coordinates: 48°47′44″N 2°39′01″E / 48.795674°N 2.65029°E / 48.795674; 2.65029
Owned by SNCF
Operated by SNCF
Line(s)
  RER RER E
Platforms 2
Tracks 4
Other information
Fare zone 5
History
Opened 9 February 1857 (1857-02-09)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 2,835,000
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station
RER RER E
toward Tournan

Roissy-en-Brie is a french railway station located in Roissy-en-Brie, in Seine-et-Marne département, in Île-de-France region.

The station is situated at kilometric point 29.880 of Paris-Est - Mulhouse-Ville railway. Its altitude is 109 m.

The Chemins de fer de l'Est company puts into service Roissy-en-Brie station on February 9, 1857, as the section from Nogent - Le Perreux to Nangis opens to commercial service. That section opens with a single track, the second one is put into service on April 23. The next section, from Nangis to Flamboin, opens on April 25, 1857.

In 2000, a contract between the state and the Île-de-France region organizes the expansion of the RER E from Villiers-sur-Marne to Tournan. On February 14, 2002, the STIF board of directors approves of the pilot. On December 14, 2003, the line is cut from its historical network to Paris-Est, and linked with RER E leading to Haussmann - Saint Lazare underground station. That integration modify journeys and timetables, and improves the station services. Platforms are raised from 0.55 meters (1.80 ft) to 0.92 meters (3.02 ft) to facilitate access to the carriages. Facilities improve accessibility to people with limited mobility. Screens on the platforms show real time information.

As a Transilien network station, commercial services are available everyday, as well as facilities and assistance to people with limited mobility. The station is equipped with vending machines for Transilien and main lines tickets, and with real time traffic information system. A tobacco shop and several facilities are present, such as a photo booth and a vending machine proposing drinks and sweets.

A car park and a bike park are set next to the station.

Roissy-en-Brie is served by RER E trains in both directions by one train every 30 minutes off-peak and in the evening. It is served by two to four trains an hour during peak times.


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