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
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
(gare de Grande-Ceinture) to Noisy-le-Roi
, 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.
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
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