Le Guichet | |||||||||||
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Location | Orsay France | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°42′18″N2°11′30″E / 48.70500°N 2.19167°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | RATP Group | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Ligne de Sceaux | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Covered racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes, by request to staff [1] | ||||||||||
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Station code | 87758839 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 5 | ||||||||||
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This station is built near a bridge over Route nationale 118. It serves Orsay and a large part of the scientific organisation that can be found near by, such as the ones in the plateau de Saclay (CNRS, school of CentraleSupélec).
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