La Varenne–Chennevières station

La Varenne–Chennevières is a French railway station in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in Val-de-Marne département.

La Varenne–Chennevières
RER station
A train leaving the station
Owned by	RATP
Line(s)
Other information
Station code	87758185
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1969
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station Champigny toward Saint-Germain-en-Laye Sucy – Bonneuil toward Boissy-Saint-Léger

The station

The current RER station was designed by Marcel Lods and opened in 1969. It is named after the former commune La Varenne, now part of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and the close commune Chennevières-sur-Marne.

It is served by RER line A trains running on A2 branch, leading to Boissy-Saint-Léger.

La Varenne–Chennevières is also a depot for trains. It houses premises for RATP officers training.

Service

The station is served in both directions by a train every 10 minutes at off-peak time, by 12 trains an hour during peak hours, and by a train every 15 minutes at evening. It is also a terminus station for some trains at peak hours.

Bus connections

The station is served by several buses:

• RATP Bus network lines: 111 and 112 ;[1]
• Situs Bus network line: 8.[1]

Pictures gallery

Entrance and platforms of the station.

Entrance of the station, avenue du Bac (north-west the tracks).

Sign of the name station on a platform.

Carriage made of two different MS 61 materials
(MS 61 A/B and MS 61 R).

MS 61 carriage about to leave toward Paris.

References

1. "Plan du réseau de bus du Val-de-Marne (Secteur n°12)" [Map of the RATP bus network in Val-de-Marne (Sector n° 12).] (PDF). Ratp.fr (Color map showing the names of bus stops and main streets.) (in French). RATP Group. September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

See also

• List of stations of the Paris RER