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
Location	Place du 11 Novembre 1918 Paris France
Coordinates	48°52′37″N 2°21′33″E
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	Paris–Strasbourg railway Paris–Mulhouse railway
Tracks	30
Connections	at Métro station   at Magenta
Construction
Architect	François-Alexandre Duquesney
Other information
Station code	Template:Uic8
IATA code	XHP
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	5 July 1849 (1849-07-05)
Passengers
Passengers (2022)	36,774,394
Rank	5th 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.