Transilien Line N

Transilien Line N is a railway line of the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this line travel between Gare Montparnasse in Paris and the west of Île-de-France region, with termini in Rambouillet, Dreux and Mantes-la-Jolie. The line has a total of 117,000 passengers per weekday.[1]

Line N
Overview
TerminiParis-Montparnasse
Dreux
Mantes-la-Jolie
Rambouillet
Stations35
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemTransilien
Operator(s)SNCF
Rolling stockZ8800, Z57000
BB 7600 + VB 2N
BB 27300 + VB 2N
Daily ridership117,000
History
Opened10 September 1840 (1840-09-10) (first sections)
31 December 2004 (2004-12-31) (recreated as Line N)
Technical
Line length117 km (73 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Transilien Line N
 Paris-Montparnasse
Vanves–Malakoff
Clamart
Meudon
Bellevue
Sèvres-Rive-Gauche
Chaville-Rive-Gauche
to Chaville–Vélizy
 Viroflay-Rive-Gauche
to Chaville-Rive-Droite
 Versailles-Chantiers
┃ future
Saint-Cyr
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Fontenay-le-Fleury
Trappes
Villepreux–Les Clayes
La Verrière
Plaisir–Les Clayes
Coignières
Plaisir–Grignon
Les-Essarts–Le-Roi
 Le Perray
 Rambouillet
Beynes
Mareil-sur-Mauldre
Villiers–Neauphle–Pontchartrain
Maule
Montfort-l'Amaury–Méré
Nézel–Aulnay
Garancières–La Queue
 Épône–Mérières
Orgerus–Béhoust
 Mantes-la-Jolie
Tacoignières–Richebourg
 Houdan
 Marchezais–Broué
 Dreux

Rolling stock

As of March 2013, the following trains are operated on the line : SNCF Class Z 5300 (only on sections electrified with 1500 V direct current), SNCF Class BB 27300 and BB 7600 (SNCF Class BB 7200 modified, since 2012, also only on sections electrified with 1500 V direct current) with voiture de banlieue à 2 niveaux coaches.

In the beginning of 2013, some Z 5300 trains are being removed from the line.

Rambouillet Line
Transilien Paris - Montparnasse routes map

This line according to SNCF will get from start to terminus in 1hr03mins, and operates as per this route, on the Paris–Brest railway:

This line is electrified using a 1500 V direct current.

Dreux Line

This line according to SNCF will get from start to terminus in 1hr, and operates as per this route, on the Paris–Brest railway up to Saint-Cyr, then on the ligne de Saint-Cyr à Surdon:

  • same route as the Rambouillet line between Paris-Montparnasse and Saint-Cyr
  • Fontenay-le-Fleury station
  • Villepreux–Les-Clayes station
  • Plaisir–Les-Clayes station
  • Plaisir–Grignon station
  • Villiers–Neauphle–Pontchartrain station
  • Montfort-l'Amaury–Méré station
  • Garancières–La Queue station
  • Orgerus–Béhoust station
  • Tacoignières–Richebourg station
  • Houdan station
Leave Île-de-France

This line is electrified using a 1500 V direct current between the Montparnasse station and the Plaisir-Grignon station, and a 25000 V alternating current elsewhere.

Mantes-la-Jolie Line
  • same route as the Dreux line between Paris-Montparnasse and Plaisir - Grignon, on the Paris–Brest railway up to Saint-Cyr, then on the ligne de Saint-Cyr à Surdon up to Plaisir, then on the ligne de Plaisir - Grignon à Épône - Mézières up to Épône - Méziéres, and finally on the Paris–Le Havre railway:
  • Beynes station
  • Mareil-sur-Mauldre station
  • Maule station
  • Nézel–Aulnay station
  • Épône–Mézières station
  • Mantes-la-Jolie station

This line is electrified using a 1500 V direct current between the Montparnasse station and the Plaisir-Grignon station, and a 25000 V alternating current elsewhere.

Names of service

Like other Transilien lines the name of service consists of four letters, but is not always displayed on trains, but it can be seen on passenger information display systems.

Taking GEPU (which is for a train that runs express between Paris-Montparnasse and Sèvres-Rive-Gauche then stops all stations to Plaisir-Grignon) as an example, the table describes how names of services are structured.[2]

IllustrationExplanation
GEPUThe first letter is the destination of the train, which is typically the first letter of the station's name. If a name of service begins with the letter P, this indicates a train to Paris Montparnasse. In this example, the first letter is a G, so the train terminates at Plaisir-Grignon.
GEPUThe second letter indicates whether the train will call at all stations, or not. An O in this position indicates an all stops train, with an E indicating an express between Paris-Montparnasse and Sèvres-Rive-Gauche, an A indicating an express between Paris-Montparnasse and Versailles-Chantiers, and an I indicating an express between Paris-Montparnasse and Viroflay-Rive-Gauche. Continuing with the example, the second letter of the four is an E, therefore the train runs express between Paris-Montparnasse and Sèvres-Rive-Gauche.
GEPUThe third letter is the train's origin. In this example, letter P is present in this position, so the train originates at Paris-Montparnasse.
GEPUThe fourth letter has four options: A, I, O and U. The fourth letter might have different meanings, but it creates a pronounceable code. In this example, the fourth letter is a U.

There is also codes given to Chartres TER services, which are PACE towards Paris-Montparnasse, and CAPO towards Chartres.

See also

References
  1. SNCF Transilien : Ligne N : plan, horaires, travaux, information, actualités SNCF, 10/2014
  2. "Nom de code". Ensemble sur les lignes N et U (in French). SNCF. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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