RER E

RER E is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The 60-kilometre (37 mi) line travels between western and eastern suburbs, with all trains serving the stations in central Paris, before branching out towards the ends of the line.

RER E
RER RER E
RER E at Val de Fontenay station
Overview
Termini
  • Nanterre–La Folie (E1)
  • Chelles–Gournay (E2), Tournan (E4)
Stations25
Service
TypeRapid transit/commuter rail
SystemRéseau Express Régional
Operator(s)SNCF
Rolling stockZ 22500, Z 50000, Z 58000
Ridership60 million journeys per year
History
Opened14 July 1999
14 December 2003 (extension to Tournan)
6 May 2024 (extension to Nanterre)
Technical
Line length60 km (37 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
Future extension
Mantes-la-Jolie
Transilien Transilien Line N (Paris-Montparnasse) SNCF
 Mantes–Station
 Épône–Mézières
Transilien Transilien Line N (Paris-Montparnasse)
la Mauldre
 Aubergenville-Élisabethville
 Les Mureaux
 Les Clairières de Verneuil
 Vernouillet–Verneuil
 Villennes-sur-Seine
 Poissy
RER RER A
 Achères–Grand-Cormier
RER RER A
 Maisons-Laffitte
RER RER A Transilien Transilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
la Seine
 Sartrouville
RER RER A Transilien Transilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
 Houilles–Carrières-sur-Seine
RER RER A Transilien Transilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
RER A via Châtelet–Les Halles
la Seine
Transilien Line J (Paris-Saint-Lazare) to Gare Saint-Lazare
 Nanterre–La Folie
 La Défense
RER RER A Transilien Transilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare) Transilien Line U Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1 Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 2
la Seine
 Neuilly–Porte Maillot*
RER RER C Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1 Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 3b
  E1  Haussmann–Saint-Lazare
[RER RER A Auber, Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 9 Havre–Caumartin,
Transilien Transilien Line J (Paris-Saint-Lazare) Transilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare) Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 3 Paris Métro Line 12 Paris Métro Line 13 Paris Métro Line 14 SNCF Saint-Lazare]
Magenta
[RER RER B RER D Transilien Transilien Line H (Paris-Nord) Transilien Line K (Paris-Nord) Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 2 Paris Métro Line 4 Paris Métro Line 5 SNCF Gare du Nord,
Transilien Transilien Line P (Paris-Est) Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 7 Gare de l'Est]
Rosa Parks
Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 3b
 Pantin
 Noisy-le-Sec
Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 1
Bondy
Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 4
 Le Raincy–Villemomble–Montfermeil
 Gagny
 Le Chénay-Gagny
  E2  Chelles–Gournay
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 16* Transilien Transilien Line P (Paris-Est)
 Rosny–Bois Perrier
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 11*
 Rosny-sous-Bois
 Val de Fontenay
RER RER A Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 1*
 Nogent–Le Perreux
la Marne
 Les Boullereaux-Champigny
 Bry–Villiers–Champigny
Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 15*
 Villiers-sur-Marne–Le Plessis-Trévise
 Les Yvris–Noisy-le-Grand
 Émerainville–Pontault-Combault
 Roissy-en-Brie
 Ozoir-la-Ferrière
 Gretz-Armainvilliers
  E4  Tournan
Transilien Transilien Line P (Paris-Est)

Disabled access Wheelchair accessibility must
be booked in advance.[1]

(*) Under construction

The line runs from the western terminus Nanterre–La Folie (E1) to the eastern termini Chelles–Gournay (E2) and Tournan (E4). It is operated by SNCF.

Originally referred to as the Est Ouest Liaison Express or EOLE (English: East West Express Link), RER E is the newest RER line in the system, opening in 1999. An extension to Tournan opened in 2003. The first phase of a western extension opened on 6 May 2024, extending the line to Nanterre–La Folie, with a further extension to Mantes-la-Jolie under construction and planned to open in 2026.[2]

History
MI 2N train at Haussmann–Saint-Lazare on the RER E.
Z 50000 train departing Magenta on the RER E

RER E opened on 14 July 1999 between Haussmann–Saint-Lazare and Chelles–Gournay. The construction included a 2 km (1.2 mi) tunnel between Haussmann–St-Lazare and Magenta (which serves Gare de l'Est and Gare du Nord).

The line was first extended with a new branch from Noisy-le-Sec to Villiers-sur-Marne – Le Plessis-Trévise on 30 August 1999. This branch was extended to Tournan on 14 December 2003.

On 13 December 2015, a new Rosa-Parks station opened, located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, between the stations Magenta and Pantin.[3]

On 6 May 2024, the first phase of a western extension opened, with three new stations: Neuilly–Porte Maillot, La Défense, and Nanterre–La Folie.

Extension
Map of the extension to Mantes-la-Jolie

RER E is currently being extended to the west of Paris, with a first phase connecting Haussmann–Saint-Lazare via La Défense to Nanterre, and second phase taking over the branch of RER A to Sartrouville and Poissy followed by a section of tracks currently carrying Transilien J to reach Mantes-la-Jolie. The first phase was expected to open by the end of 2022, with the second phase going into service service in 2024.[4] The first phase opened on 6 May 2024, with the second phase expected to open in 2026, as of 6 May 2024.

As part of the first phase of the extension, an eight-kilometre (5.0 mi) tunnel was dug between Haussmann–St-Lazare and La Défense. An intermediate station at Porte Maillot offers a transfer to Métro line 1, RER C, and tramway line T3b. The extension is expected to reduce the load on the central sections of RER B (between Gare du Nord and Châtelet) and RER A (between La Défense and Auber) by 10–15%. Additionally, transfers will be shifted away from current transfer hub Châtelet in the city center.[5]

List of RER E stations
BranchStationZoneServed municipalitiesMajor connections
E1Nanterre–La Folie3Nanterre
La Défense3Puteaux
  • Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1
  • RER RER A
  • Transilien Transilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare) Transilien Line U
  • Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 2
Neuilly–Porte Maillot1Paris
  • Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 1
  • RER RER C
Haussmann–Saint-Lazare1Paris
  • Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 3 Paris Métro Line 9 Paris Métro Line 12 Paris Métro Line 13 Paris Métro Line 14
  • RER RER A
  • Transilien Transilien Line J (Paris-Saint-Lazare) Transilien Line L (Paris-Saint-Lazare)
  • SNCF
Magenta1Paris
  • Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 2 Paris Métro Line 4 Paris Métro Line 5 Paris Métro Line 7
  • RER RER B RER D
  • Transilien Transilien Line H (Paris-Nord) Transilien Line K (Paris-Nord) Transilien Line P (Paris-Est)
  • SNCF
Rosa Parks1Paris Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 3b
Pantin2Pantin
Noisy-le-Sec3Noisy-le-Sec Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 1
E2Bondy3Bondy Tramways in Île-de-France Île-de-France tramway Line 4
Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil4Le Raincy, Villemomble
Gagny4Gagny
Le Chénay – Gagny4Gagny
Chelles–Gournay4Chelles
Gournay-sur-Marne		 Transilien Transilien Line P (Paris-Est)
E4Rosny – Bois-Perrier3Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny-sous-Bois3Rosny-sous-Bois
Val de Fontenay3Fontenay-sous-Bois RER RER A
Nogent – Le Perreux3Nogent-sur-Marne
Le Perreux-sur-Marne
Les Boullereaux – Champigny3Champigny-sur-Marne
Villiers-sur-Marne – Le Plessis-Trévise4Villiers-sur-Marne
Le Plessis-Trévise
Les Yvris – Noisy-le-Grand4Noisy-le-Grand
Émerainville – Pontault-Combault5Émerainville
Pontault-Combault
Roissy-en-Brie5Roissy-en-Brie
Ozoir-la-Ferrière5Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Gretz-Armainvilliers5Gretz-Armainvilliers
Tournan5Tournan-en-Brie Transilien Transilien Line P (Paris-Est)

Map
Geographically accurate path of the RER E

Operation

Names of services

Like all the other RER lines, each train is named after the route it takes. The first letter designates the destination, the second indicates whether the train will call at every station or not.

  • T corresponds to Tournan; V corresponds to Villiers-sur-Marne,
  • C corresponds to Chelles–Gournay,
  • H corresponds to Haussmann–Saint-Lazare; N corresponds to Magenta,
  • M corresponds to Nanterre–La Folie.

Regular names of services of trains departing from Paris are, among others, TAVA (stops at Magenta, Rosa Parks, Pantin, Noisy-le-Sec, Val de Fontenay, and all stations from Villiers-sur-Marne to Tournan), VOHE (stops at every station, all the way to Villiers-sur-Marne), COHI (stops at every station all the way to Chelles–Gournay).

See also

Rolling stock

Current fleet
Trainset Class Image Type Top speed Carriages Number Routes operated Built
mph km/h
MI 2N Z 22500
EMU 86 140 5 53
  • all branches of RER E
  • Haussmann–Saint-Lazare ↔ Chelles - Gournay
  • Haussmann–Saint-Lazare ↔ Villiers-sur-Marne - Le Plessis-Trévise
  • Haussmann–Saint-Lazare ↔ Tournan
 1999
Bombardier

Francilien

 Z 50000 86 140 8 64 (equipment in common operation with line P)
  • all branches of RER E
  • Haussmann–Saint-Lazare ↔ Chelles - Gournay
  • Haussmann–Saint-Lazare ↔ Villiers-sur-Marne - Le Plessis-Trévise
  • Haussmann–Saint-Lazare ↔ Tournan
 2009-
RER NG Z 58000 86 140 6 14
  • only one branch of RER E
  • Haussmann–Saint-Lazare ↔ Chelles - Gournay
 2018-

References
  1. "Map for journeys by wheelchair users" (PDF). Île-de-France Mobilités (in French and British English). Paris: Région Île-de-France. 11 May 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. "L'arrivée du RER Eole dans les Yvelines à nouveau retardée". Les Echos. September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. "RER E: Ouverture de la gare Rosa Parks sur la ligne E du RER". STIF. December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. "Projet : RER ligne E Prolongement Saint-Lazare : Mantes-la-Jolie". iledefrance-mobilites.fr (in French). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. "RER E: Prolongement d'Haussmann-Saint-Lazare à Mantes-la-Jolie" (PDF) (in French). STIF. February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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