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
Location	10 Avenue du Val de Fontenay 94120 Fontenay-sous-Bois France
Coordinates	48.85431°N 2.48914°E / 48.85431; 2.48914
Owned by	RATP Group & SNCF
Operated by	RATP Group & SNCF
Line(s)
Platforms	2 outside / 2 island
Tracks	2 / 4
Other information
Station code	8711371
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	9 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 toward Haussmann–Saint-Lazare Nogent – Le Perreux toward Villiers-sur-Marne Noisy-le-Sec toward Haussmann–Saint-Lazare 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.

Gallery

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.

External links

• Val de Fontenay station at Transilien, the official website of SNCF (in French)