Rosa Parks station (Paris)

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Rosa Parks
Gare Rosa Parks - cote rue Gaston Tessier.jpg
Station building on Rue Gaston-Tessier
General information
Location39 Rue Gaston-Tessier
19th arrondissement of Paris
France
Coordinates 48°53′47″N2°22′27″E / 48.89639°N 2.37417°E / 48.89639; 2.37417
Operated by SNCF (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 zone 1
History
Opened15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) (Tram)
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) (RER)
Services
Preceding station Paris transit icons - RER.svg RER Following station
Magenta RER E Pantin

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.

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History

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

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

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]

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References

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