Rosa Parks station (Paris)

Coordinates: 48°53′47″N 2°22′27″E / 48.89639°N 2.37417°E / 48.89639; 2.37417
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Rosa Parks
Station building on Rue Gaston-Tessier
General information
Location39 Rue Gaston-Tessier
19th arrondissement of Paris
France
Coordinates48°53′47″N 2°22′27″E / 48.89639°N 2.37417°E / 48.89639; 2.37417
Operated bySNCF (RER) & RATP (Tram)
Platforms1 (RER), 2 (Tram)
Tracks2 (RER), 2 (Tram)
Bus routes
Construction
Accessible
  • RER: Yes, by prior reservation[1]
  • Tram: Yes
Other information
Station code87654798
Fare zone1
History
Opened15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) (Tram)
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) (RER)
Services
Preceding station RER RER Following station
Magenta
towards Haussmann–Saint-Lazare
 RER E Pantin
towards Chelles–Gournay or Tournan

Rosa Parks station (French: Gare Rosa Parks) is a railway station in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France near the Porte d'Aubervilliers. It is on the RER network, and also has a tram stop. The station opened on 13 December 2015, and bears the name of American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

History[edit]

The station, initially named Évangile because of its proximity to Rue de l'Évangile, is located on the site of the former Est-Ceinture and Évangile stations, both part of the Parisian circular line "Petite Ceinture".[2][3]

The remnants of Évangile station were demolished in 2011. A new stop on Tram Line 3b opened at the station site on 15 December 2012 and the RER station opened on 13 December 2015.[4]

The station bears the name of American civil rights activist Rosa Parks.[5] Explaining the name, Annick Lepetit, deputy of Bertrand Delanoë (Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014) in charge of transport, stated: "We wanted at least 50% female names. There has been much debate, especially with RATP, which favours existing place names, but for Rosa Parks there was a consensus: this is necessary for a tram station, it is a strong symbol".[6]

Services[edit]

The station, located on the Paris-Est–Strasbourg-Ville and Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railways, both departing from Paris-Est, is served by the suburban line RER E. Île-de-France tramway Line 3b opened on 15 December 2012 with a stop located at the station.[citation needed]

Future[edit]

The extension of RER line E to Mantes-la-Jolie station is planned for December 2026. It is planned that the extension will be served by 6 trains per hour, and that these trains will have a Paris terminus at Rosa Parks. In order to accommodate this, two turnback platforms will be built.[7]

Gallery[edit]

  • A Z 22500 to Haussmann – Saint-Lazare approaching the station platform
    A Z 22500 to Haussmann – Saint-Lazare approaching the station platform
  • The old Est-Ceinture station, January 1900
    The old Est-Ceinture station, January 1900
  • The area of the old Évangile station in 2010
    The area of the old Évangile station in 2010
  • T3b tram stop operating, 2015
    T3b tram stop operating, 2015

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Plan pour les voyageurs en fauteuil roulant" [Map for travelers in wheelchairs] (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités. 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Halte Est-Ceinture". Petite Ceinture Info (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Dépôt de locomotives de l'Évangile". Petite Ceinture Info (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ^ "RER E: Ouverture de la gare Rosa Parks sur la ligne E du RER" (Press release). STIF. December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Paris : Les habitants découvrent leur nouvelle gare Rosa-Parks". Le Parisien (in French). 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ Kleiber, Marie-Anne (6 December 2015). "Gare, tramway : Rosa Parks s'est fait un nom dans le 19e". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Rebuilt future western terminus of Paris RER Line E unveiled". Railway Gazette International. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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