Pontoise station () is the train station serving the city of
Pontoise
Pontoise () is a commune north of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise.
Administration
Pontoise is the official (capital) of the Val-d'Oise '' département'', although in reality the ' ...
and the surrounding suburbs. The station is a large building situated on Place Charles de Gaulle itself at the bottom end of Rue
Thiers. Rue Thiers was built for the station and links Pontoise's Medieval centre to the
railway
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.
The station was opened to link
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
to
Dieppe
Dieppe (; ; or Old Norse ) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France.
Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England ...
, it is parallel to the line with a long footbridge stretching over the lines to the Canrobert
bus station
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. Trains no longer serve
Dieppe
Dieppe (; ; or Old Norse ) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France.
Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England ...
(now rerouted via
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...
) but is well served by regional trains (
Transilien
Transilien () is the brand name given to the commuter rail and tram-train network operated by SNCF and serving Île-de-France, the region surrounding and including the city of Paris. The network consists of lines
Transilien Line H, H, Transilie ...
) to
Paris St-Lazare and
Paris Nord. Pontoise Station is also served by
RER C
RER C 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 line crosses the region from north to south. Briefly, betwe ...
which uses a new bridge built of the
River Oise to increase capacity.
See also
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List of stations of the Paris RER
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References
External links
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Railway stations in Val-d'Oise
Railway stations in France opened in 1863
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