Paris Railway Stations

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GARE DE L'EST (10ème)

The Gare de l'Est, in the 10th arrondissement, provides the only witness left from the first generation of railway buildings. The square in front of the station was occupied between the XIIIth and the XVIIIth century by the Saint-Laurent Fair or Carnival, mentioned by an inscription situated in the left wing corner pavilion. The original building, now the western wing, was built between 1847-1850 by François-Alexandre Duquesney with the help of the engineer Pierre Cabanel de Sermet, and served the line Paris-Strasbourg, functioning since 1844. Its name was changed from Gare de Strasbourg to Gare de l'Est in 1854.From this station you can find trains directed to: Eastern France (Champagne, Alsace, Lorraine, Strasbourg), Luxembourg, parts od Switzerland (Basel, Zurich, Lucerne), Southern Germany (Frankfurt, Munich), Austria, Hungary and Prague.

Address: Place du 8 Mai 1945 - 10th Arrondissement

GARE DE LYON (12ème)

The Gare de Lyon is located in the 12ème arrondissement and was built to replace the old landing stage of Lyon. The present building was built between 1895-1902 by the architect Marius Toudoire. Recent modernization work allows the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) to serve this station. Departures from southern and southeastern France (Lyon, Provence, Riviera), parts of Switzerland (Geneva, lausanne, Berne), Italy and Greece.

Address: 20, Boulevard Diderot, 12th Arrondissement

GARE D'AUSTERLITZ (13ème)

The name of Austerlitz recalls the famous battle won by Napoléon in Austria on the 2nd of December 1805, against Austro-Russian armies. It was originally conceived as a railway terminal for the Orléans Company, running its first line here starting with 1840. Consequent extensions took place in 1846 and 1852. Finally, the station as seen today was rebuilt by the architect Pierre-Louis Renaud (1865-1868). From this station leaves trains directed to: the Loire Valley, southwestern France (Bordeaux, Pyrénées), Spain and Portugal. (TGV to southwestern France leaves from Gare Montparnasse); Barcelona and Madrid.

Address: Place Valhubert; 13th Arrondissement

GARE DU NORD (10ème)

Being in the city-centre, Gare du Nord is well connected for exploring the rest of the city, and this is always well worth taking to account when you are comparing Eurostar fares and timetables with flights. As a major national and international station, Gare du Nord has all the facilities you expect in a major airport, including currency exchange, internet access, and a range of car hire operators. Gare Du Nord is also an impressive piece of Neoclassical Architecture. It provides easy connections onto the Paris Metro network, and a good range of bus connections. The Regional RER network (lines B and D) also passes through Gare du Nord. Trains to northern France, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, the Commonwealth of Independent Statesand northern Germany (Cologne, Hamburg), all depart from this station. (EuroStar trains connecting London and Paris via tunnel under the English Channel leave from this railway station).

Address: Place Napoléon III; 10th Arrondissement

GARE ST-LAZARE (8ème)

The Gare St-Lazare’s platforms and iron-vaulted canopy are a bit grubby, but not to be missed by train riders and fans of Monet’s painting “la Gare St-Lazare” and Zola’s novel about the station and its trains, “La Bete Humaine”.Chronologically the first Parisian railway station, it was first built (1837) a little further to the North, next to the Place d'Europe. Rebuilt by Alfred Armand between 1841-1843, it was later extended by Eugène Flachat (1851-1853). From this station leave trains directed to Normandy.

Address: 108, Rue Saint-Lazare; 8th Arrondissement

GARE MONTPARNASSE (15ème)

One of oldest stations in Paris (1840), it was completely rebuilt after the second world war. On October 22 1895, a terrible accident brought the locomotive engine and the first coach out the window from the first floor, where the platforms were situated, into the street. The building had suffered several major transformations, up through the 1960's, when the whole area was reorganized and the Montparnasse Tower, together with the present station, were built.
Trains directed to Brittany and western France leave from here, including the TGV to southwestern France (Train à Grande Vitesse).

Address: Place R. Dautry; 15th Arrondissement