Noisy–Champs station

Noisy–Champs Champy–Nesles
RER station
North entrance of the station, Descartes side
Location	France
Coordinates	48°50′34″N 2°34′48″E / 48.8429°N 2.58°E / 48.8429; 2.58Coordinates: 48°50′34″N 2°34′48″E / 48.8429°N 2.58°E / 48.8429; 2.58
Owned by	RATP Group
Operated by	RATP Group
Line(s)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	87758342
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	19 December 1980 (1980-12-19)
Passengers
2019	5,614,935
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station Noisy-le-Grand – Mont d'Est toward Cergy-le-Haut Noisiel toward Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy

Noisy–Champs is a railway station on the RER train network at the border between Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne and Noisy-le-Grand, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.

Description[]

The station opened on 19 December 1980, when RER Line A was extended to Torcy.^[1] It serves the Descartes Campus of the University of Eastern Paris – Marne-la-Vallée (French: Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée). Bus stations are on both ends of platforms: Champy is on Noisy-le-Grand side, Descartes on the Champs-sur-Marne side.

As of 2019, the estimated annual attendance by the RATP Group was 5,614,935 passengers.^[2]

Transport[]

Train[]

The average frequency is one train every 10 minutes to Paris and to Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy (however, some trains terminate at Torcy towards the east-side of the line).

Bus connections[]

The station is served at both ends by several buses:

• On the west side at the stop called Noisy–Champs RER – Champy:
  • RATP Bus network lines: (to Les Yvris–Noisy-le-Grand) and (circular line serving several districts in Noisy-le-Grand) ;^[3]
• On the east side at the stop called Noisy–Champs RER – Descartes:
  • RATP Bus network lines: (to Emerainville and Pontault-Combault), (to Chelles and to Lognes) and (circular line serving the campus and its vicinities) ;^[3]
  • Transdev Lys (by Setra) Bus network line: 100 (at remote bus stops called Crous & Ampère) (between Créteil and Torcy) ;^[3]
  • Noctilien network night bus line: N130 (between Paris (Gare de Lyon) and Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy - Disneyland).^[4]

Transport project[]

Paris Métro Line 11 is expected to be extended to Noisy–Champs.

This station should also be the terminus of the future lines 15 and 16.^[5][6]

Gallery[]

Entrance, sign and train in the station.

East side (Descartes) entrance.

Sign indicating the name of the station
(with a bus of line in the background).

A train (MI2N) arriving at the station
(towards Paris).

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General view of platforms and tracks.

General view to the east (with the construction site of the Grand Paris Express on the right).

General view to the west (towards Paris).

General view during a winter night.

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References[]