Grande ceinture Ouest
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The Grande ceinture Ouest line (French - Ligne Grande ceinture Ouest, or GCO) is a 10km long section of the Grande Ceinture de Paris, located in Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...

 and reopened to the public on 12 December 2004, after being closed to passengers for 68 years. Managed by the SNCF, it links Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the centre.Inhabitants are called Saint-Germanois...

 (gare de Grande-Ceinture) to Noisy-le-Roi
Noisy-le-Roi
Noisy-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*...

, via Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche. The line is little used at the moment but nevertheless provides a window on the SNCF via the many innovative methods used on it.

See also

  • Ligne de Grande Ceinture | Ligne de Petite Ceinture
  • Transilien
    Transilien
    The Transilien is the brand name for suburban railway services of the SNCF-owned railway network operating within the Île-de-France région...

     | Transilien Paris Saint-Lazare
  • Z 6400
    SNCF Class Z 6400
    The SNCF Class Z 6400 electric multiple units were built by Alsthom/Carel et Fouché between 1976-1979.75 of these 4-car units are used on suburban service in the west of Paris, operating mainly from Paris Gare Saint-Lazare....

  • Tangentielle Nord
    Tangentielle Nord
    The Tangentielle Nord is a planned suburban railway line in France.-Route:The route is planned to be 28 km long, from Sartrouville to Noisy-le-Sec, in the northern suburbs of Paris. It will have interchanges with existing SNCF Transilien trains, trams, metro, and RER lines A, B, C, and D...


External links

Page of the STIF site dedicated to the extension of the Tangentielle ouest within the framework of the Contrat de Plan Etat Région 2000-2006. La Grande Ceinture Ouest and the Tangentielle Ouest project on the site of the municipal opposition of Poissy
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