An RER train at Gare de l'Est.

For the Paris Métro stop at the Gare de l'Est SNCF train station, see Gare de l'Est (Paris Métro).

The Gare de l'Est is one of the six large termini of the SNCF network at Paris. It is located in the Xe arrondissement, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the boulevard du 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. Image File history File links RER train at the Gare de lEst in Paris. ... Image File history File links RER train at the Gare de lEst in Paris. ... The RER (Réseau Express Régional, IPA , Regional Express Network) is an urban rail network in the Île-de-France région, notably Paris and its agglomeration. ... Line 5s crossing of the Seine on the Austerlitz viaduct. ... List of stations of the Paris Métro Gare de lEst (Verdun) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 4, Line 5, and Line 7. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The 10th arrondissement (Xe arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... Main entrance to the Gare du Nord The Gare du Nord (meaning Northern Station) is one of the six large terminus stations of the SNCFs main line network in Paris. ... Baron Haussmann, circa 1865 Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann (March 27, 1809 – January 11, 1891) was a French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris. ...

About 34 million passengers pass through the Gare de l'Est per year, making it the fifth-busiest station in Paris. Since the creation of the RER E, it has become less congested, but it may become busier once again with the start of LGV Est service in 2007. Currently, the station (as well as the stations of other cities that its trains serve) is undergoing renovation work in order to accommodate the new LGV line. People running to get in the RER Station Magenta on the RER E The RER E is one of the five lines in the RER subway system serving Paris, France. ... The LGV Est européenne (sometimes referred to as TGV Est, or occasionally as TGV East in English) is an extension to the French high-speed TGV network, connecting Paris and Strasbourg. ...

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, a work of the sculptor Varenne. These two cities are important destinations on the rail network serviced by trains departing from the Gare de l'Est. West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller  (UMP) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ... Verdun (German (old): Wirten, official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city and commune in the Lorraine région, northeast France, in the Meuse département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...

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History

The Gare de l'Est was opened in 1849 by the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer de Paris à Strasbourg (in English: The Paris-Strasbourg Railway Company), under the name "Strasbourg platform." This platform corresponds today with the hall of the mainline trains, and was designed originally by the architect François Duquesney. It was renamed the "Gare de l'Est" in 1854, after the first expansion of service by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg to a new line to Mulhouse, for which it had obtained a concession. 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Mulhouse (French: Mulhouse, pronounced ; Alsatian: Milhüsa; German: Mülhausen) is a town and commune in eastern France close to Swiss and German border. ... In politics, a concession is the act of a candidate yielding to the other condidate. ...

Further important renovations to the station followed in 1885 and 1900. Then, in 1931, it was doubled in size, with the new part of the station built perfectly symmetrically to the old part. This transformation entailed, not surprisingly, a profound modification in the surrounding neighborhood. Boulevard Haussmann The Haussmann Renovations, or Haussmannization, of Paris was a work commissioned by Napoléon III and led by the Seine prefect, Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, spanning from 1852 to 1870. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...

On 4 October 1883, the Gare de l'Est was the site of the first departure of the Orient Express for Istanbul. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Poster advertising the Orient Express Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. ... Map of Constantinople. ...

This station, the head of a strategic railway network extending towards the eastern part of France, was also one of the sites of the large mobilizations of French troops, most notably in 1914, at the beginning of the World War I. In the mainline train hall, a monumental painting by Alfred Herter, dating from 1926, illustrates the departure of these soldiers for the Western front. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ...

SNCF plans to start service on LGV Est Europeen from Gare de l'Est on 10 June 2007, with TGV and ICE service to northeastern France, southern Germany and Switzerland. Trains are initially planned to run at 320km/h (198mph), with the potential to run at 350km/h (217mph), cutting travel times by 2 hours. The LGV Est européenne (sometimes referred to as TGV Est, or occasionally as TGV East in English) is an extension to the French high-speed TGV network, connecting Paris and Strasbourg. ... For the group of heart conditions referred to as TGV, see transposition of the great vessels. ... 3rd Generation ICE train The InterCityExpress or ICE is a high-speed train, built by Siemens AG and others, operated mainly in Germany and neighboring countries, for example to Zürich, Switzerland or Vienna, Austria. ...

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)

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

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