Gare de l'Est

The Gare de l'Est (pronounced [ɡaʁ də lɛst]; English: "Station of the East" or "East station"), officially Paris Est, is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. It is in the 10th arrondissement, not far southeast from the Gare du Nord.

Paris Est
Main entrance
General information
LocationPlace du 11 Novembre 1918
Paris
France
Coordinates48°52′37″N 2°21′33″E
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)
  • Paris–Strasbourg railway
  • Paris–Mulhouse railway
Tracks30
Connections
  • Paris Métro Paris Métro Line 4 Paris Métro Line 5 Paris Métro Line 7 at Métro station
  • RER RER E at Magenta
Construction
ArchitectFrançois-Alexandre Duquesney
Other information
Station codeTemplate:Uic8
IATA codeXHP
Fare zone1
History
Opened5 July 1849 (1849-07-05)
Passengers
Passengers (2022)36,774,394[1]
Rank5th in France

Opened in 1849, it is currently the fifth-busiest of the six main railway stations in Paris before the Gare d'Austerlitz. The Gare de l'Est is the western terminus of the Paris–Strasbourg railway and Paris–Mulhouse railway which goes to Basel, Switzerland.

History
View of the entrance foyer

The Gare de l'Est was opened in 1849 by the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Paris à Strasbourg (Paris–Strasbourg Railway Company) under the name "Strasbourg platform" (Embarcadère de Strasbourg); an official inauguration with President Louis Napoléon Bonaparte took place the next year. The platform corresponds today with the hall for main-line trains. Designed by architect François Duquesnay, it was renamed the "Gare de l'Est" in 1854, after the expansion of service to Mulhouse.

References
  1. "Fréquentation en gares" [Attendance at stations]. SNCF (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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