Gare de l'Est

(or Gare de l'Est, "East station" in English) is one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris. It is in the 10th arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann. It is one of the largest and the oldest railway stations in Paris.

History

The Gare de l'Est was opened in 1849 by the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Paris à Strasbourg (the Paris-Strasbourg Railway Company) under the name "Strasbourg platform." This platform corresponds today with the hall for main-line trains, and was designed by the architect François Duquesney. It was renamed the "Gare de l'Est" in 1854, after the expansion of service to Mulhouse.

Renovations to the station followed in 1885 and 1900. In 1931 it was doubled in size, with the new part of the station built symmetrically with the old part. This transformation changed the surrounding neighborhood significantly.

At the top of the west façade of the Gare de l'Est is a statue by the sculptor Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire, representing the city of Strasbourg, while the east end of the station is crowned by a statue personifying Verdun, by Varenne. These two cities are important destinations serviced by Gare de l'Est.

On 4 October 1883, the Gare de l'Est saw the first departure of the Orient Express for Istanbul.

The Gare de l'Est is the terminus of a strategic railway network extending towards the eastern part of France, and it saw large mobilizations of French troops, most notably in 1914, at the beginning of World War I. In the main-line train hall, a monumental painting by Albert Herter, dating from 1926, illustrates the departure of these soldiers for the Western front.

SNCF started LGV Est Europeen services from the Gare de l'Est on 10 June 2007, with TGV and ICE services to north-eastern France, Luxembourg, southern Germany and Switzerland. Trains are initially planned to run at 320 km/h (198 mph), with the potential to run at 350 km/h (217 mph), cutting travel times by up to 2 hours.

Transport

  • SNCF:
    • International service to Luxembourg, Germany and Central Europe via the Orient Express.
    • Mainline trains servicing the eastern regions of France of Champagne-Ardenne, Lorraine, Alsace.
    • TER service to Champagne-Ardenne.
  • Métro:
    • Lines 4 (Porte de Clignancourt—Porte d'Orléans) and 5 (Place d'Italie--Bobigny–Pablo Picasso): service to the Gare du Nord.
    • Line 7 (La Courneuve-8 Mai 1945--Mairie d'Ivry/Villejuif-Louis Aragon)
  • Travelling between Gare de l'Est and other Paris main line stations:
    • Gare du Nord: Walk to the station, or take Métro Line 4 or 5.
    • Gare Montparnasse: Take Métro Line 4.
    • Gare de Lyon: Take Métro Line 4 to Châtelet and then Line 14 to Gare de Lyon, or take bus 65.
    • Gare d'Austerlitz: Take Métro Line 5.
    • Gare Saint-Lazare: Take Métro Line 7 to Opéra and then Line 3 to Saint-Lazare.

Important destinations served by trains from the Gare de l'Est

Terminal list

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Terminus   TGV
Paris-Strasbourg-Switzerland-Germany
  Strasbourg
Terminus   TGV
Paris-Metz-Luxembourg
  Metz
Terminus   TGV
Paris-Champagne Ardenne
  Reims
Terminus   ICE
Paris-Frankfurt
  Forbach
Terminus   TGV
Paris-Nancy-Vallées Vosgiennes
  Nancy
Terminus   TER Alsace
Paris-Mulhouse-Bâle
  Troyes
Terminus   TER Champagne Ardenne
Paris-Cangnan
  Château-Thierry
Terminus   TER Champagne Ardenne
Paris-Chaumont-Bâle
  Nogent sur Seine
Terminus   TER Champagne Ardenne
Paris-St Dizier
  Château-Thierry
Terminus   Transilien Paris – Est   Noisy le Sec
Calais Ville   Venice Simplon Orient Express
London-Paris-Rome
  Innsbruck
Hauptbahnhof
Terminus   Venice Simplon Orient Express
Paris-Istanbul
  Keleti
Pályaudvar
Vienna
Westbahnhof
  Venice Simplon Orient Express
Venice-Budapest-London
  Calais Ville
Frankfurt
Hauptbahnhof
  Venice Simplon Orient Express
Venice-Prague-London
  Calais Ville

See also

  • List of stations of the Paris RER
  • List of stations of the Paris Métro
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De S
17 April 2017
Nice station, the building is old but the facility is modern, helpful officer, and tourist friendly regarding the information board for train tract, etc.
Brendan Elliott
21 December 2017
Stunning building - facade is beautiful and internal facilities are very modern. Easy to find your way, helpful info desk. Plenty of timetable screens.
Fiona Curiel
11 June 2017
One of the most beautiful main railway stations in Paris. Train services to the East, including TGV, transilien and standard trains as well as ICE services to Germany
R!
20 February 2014
For people who always wondered what the train stations' names stands for: Gare d l'Est primarily serves routes to the east. Gare du Nord serves routes to the north; Gare de Lyon mainly to the south.
SNCF Gares & Connexions
Une boîte aux lettres est à votre disposition, à proximité de la sortie rue d'Alsace et du salon Grand Voyageur.
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Pensez au deuxième espace de vente situé Hall Saint-Martin. En période d'affluence, il est souvent moins fréquenté !
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