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Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare

Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris and serve the north and north-west of Île-de-France region with Transilien lines "J" and "L". Transilien services from Paris to Saint-Lazare are part of the SNCF Saint-Lazare rail network.

The two lines are the busiest lines in the Transilien system, excluding lines signed as part of the RER.

Line J

Line J
Transilien Transilien Line J (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
A VB 2N on line J, at Lavilletertre station.
Overview
Termini
Stations54
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemTransilien
Operator(s)SNCF
Rolling stockZ 50000
BB 27300 + VB 2N
History
Opened26 July 1837 (1837-07-26) (first sections)
31 December 2004 (2004-12-31) (recreated as Line J)
Technical
Line length256 km (159 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

The trains on Line J travel between Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris and the north-west of Île-de-France region, with termini in Ermont–Eaubonne, Gisors and Vernon. The line has a total of 260,000 passengers per weekday.[1]

List of Line J stations

Gisors Branch

Ermont Branch

Mantes Branch

Poissy-Vernon Branch

Services

Line J utilises four-letter codes, called a mission code or the name of service. The four-letter code begins with a letter that designates the terminus of the station.[2]

The first letter designates the train's destination.

  • A: Argenteuil
  • C: Conflans Sainte-Honorine
  • E: Ermont-Eaubonne
  • G: Gisors
  • H: Houilles Carrières-sur-Seine
  • J: Vernon
  • K: Cormeilles-en-Parisis
  • L: Les Mureaux
  • M: Mantes-la-Jolie
  • P: Paris Saint-Lazare
  • T: Pontoise
  • V: Vernon
  • Y: Boissy-l'Aillerie

The second, third and fourth letters indicate the stations served by the train. Formerly, the second letter was used to designate the train type (I for express trains, A for semi-express trains, O for local trains), but this is no longer the case (but most all stops trains of Line J keep the O as the second letter). The third letter was also used to designate the route taken to the destination (for example C as a third letter indicates "via Conflans Sainte-Honorine"), but this is now abolished along with the second letter. Typically, mission codes or the name of services of line J have the following composition of destination, vowel, consonant, vowel (CARA, GENE, MOLE, PALE, TOCA, etc.) but only four codes follow the pattern of destination, vowel, consonant, consonant (PACK, PANS, TANS and VERN).

Table of names of services as of 2024
Destination Names of services
Conflans-Sainte-Honorine CARA, COKA, COPO
Ermont – Eaubonne EAPE
Gisors GEMA, GETA, GENE, GEXI, GOCA, GULE
Les Mureaux LOLA
Mantes-la-Jolie MALA, MELU, MICE, MOCA, MOGA, MOLE
Paris-Saint-Lazare PACA, PACE, PACK, PACY, PALE, PAMA, PANS, PANU, PAPE, PARA, PATO, PAVE, PECU, PECE, PELE, PEMA, PENA, PENE, PENU, PERA, PETA, PICA, PICU, PILA, PILE, POCA, POCI, POLA, POCO, POLO, PUCA, PUCE
Pontoise TANS, TOCA, TORA
Vernon – Giverny JOLE, VERN
Boissy-l'Aillerie YECE, YECU, YOLA

Line L

Line L
Transilien Transilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
Four Z50000 trains in Gare Saint-Lazare.
Overview
Termini
Stations36
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemTransilien
Operator(s)SNCF
Rolling stockZ 50000
History
Opened26 July 1837 (1837-07-26) (first sections)
31 December 2004 (2004-12-31) (recreated as Line L)
Technical
Line length76 km (47 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

The trains on Line L travel between Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris and the west of Île-de-France region, with termini in Cergy, Versailles and L'Étang-la-Ville. The line has a total of 290,000 passengers per weekday.[3]

List of Line L stations

Cergy Branch

Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche Branch

Versailles Branch

Services

A four-letter code system is in use throughout Line L. These codes do not display on trains, but they are displayed on passenger information display systems.[4]

The destination of the train is indicated by the first letter.

  • B: Bécon-les-Bruyères
  • D: Saint-Cloud
  • F: Maisons-Laffitte
  • N: Nanterre-Université
  • P: Paris Saint-Lazare
  • R: Marly-le-Roi
  • S: Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche–Forêt de Marly
  • U: Cergy-le-Haut
  • V: Versailles-Rive Droite

The train type is indicated by the second letter.

  • O: All stops
  • A: Semi-express
  • I: Limited stops
  • U or E: Uses other stopping patterns

The route taken to the destination is indicated by the third letter.

  • A: Asnières sur Seine
  • B: Bécon-les-Bruyères
  • C: Clichy–Levallois
  • L: La Défense or Les Vallées
  • M: Nanterre-Université
  • P: Pont Cardinet

The fourth letter has no meaning, but it acts as a "padding" letter in order to make the code pronounceable.

Table of names of services as of 2024
Destination Names of services
Maisons-Laffitte FOPE
Nanterre-Université NOPE
Paris-Saint-Lazare PALS, PASA, PEBU, PEGE, POPI, POPU, POSA, POVA, POPE
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche–Forêt de Marly SILS, SEBU, SOPA
Cergy-le-Haut UEGE, UOPY
Versailles-Rive Droite VOLA, VASA

See also

References

  1. ^ SNCF Transilien : Ligne J : plan, horaires, travaux, information, actualités SNCF, 10/2014
  2. ^ "Codes mission de la ligne J : décryptage". Ensemble sur la ligne J (in French). 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  3. ^ SNCF Transilien : Ligne L : plan, horaires, travaux, information, actualités SNCF, 10/2014
  4. ^ "Les codes missions". Ensemble sur la ligne L (in French). 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2022-03-23.