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Zone 1 covered the city of Paris, and zones 2-5 surround it. Zone 4 included Versailles, and zone 5 includes Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, and Disneyland Paris. Starting 1991, there were 8 zones. On 1 July 2007, zones 7 and 8 were merged into zone 6. On 1 July 2011, zone 6 was itself merged into zone 5.
The RER was not fully conceptualised until the completion of the Schéma directeur d'aménagement et d'urbanisme (roughly: "master plan for urban development") in 1965. The RER network, which initially comprised two lines, was formally inaugurated on 8 December 1977 in a ceremony that was attended by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. A ...
The new Ticket Métro-Train-RER costs €2.50 and allows trips on the rail networks in all zones, except for the airports, a much larger coverage area than provided by the ticket t+. Historically, the ticket t+ was the main single trip ticket, and was also available as a pack of 10 (a carnet ) at a price reduced by about 20%.
262; Connex 2 Maisse D4 6 Malesherbes D4 * Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy A4 5 Chessy Disneyland Paris: Darche-Gros 17; «Seine et Marne express» 38; Marne and Morin 6/12/19/57/59/60/62 Marolles-en-Hurepoix C6 5 N131 Massy–Palaiseau B4 C2 & C8 4 Massy, Palaiseau
December 1981: The RER B is extended north 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Châtelet-les Halles station to Gare du Nord connecting with trains to Mitry-Claye and the airport. Because the lines north of Gare du Nord used a different electrification system (1.5 kV DC to the south, 25 kV AC to the north), passengers need to make a cross-platform transfer ...
In 2017, there were 1.762 billion journeys on the French national rail network, among which 1.270 billion on SNCF services [1] and 493 million on RATP sections of the RER, [2] the express regional network operating in the Paris area which is shared between both companies. The Paris suburban rail services represents alone 82% of the French rail ...
Each day, over 531 trains run on the RER C alone, and carries over 540,000 passengers daily, [2] 150,000 passengers more than the entirety of the TGV network. It is the most popular RER line for tourists, who represent 15% of its passengers, as the line serves many monuments and museums, including the Palace of Versailles. However, the numerous ...
It is served by RER C line of the Paris Region's express suburban rail system, the Réseau Express Régional. In February 2012, "Château" was added to the station name to help navigate tourists to the station closest to the Palace of Versailles.