Gare de l'Est (Paris Métro)

Gare de l'Est
Paris Métro station
Other names	Verdun
Location	78, boul. de Strasbourg 93, boul. de Strasbourg Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin × rue du 8 Mai 1945 5, rue du 8 Mai 1945 Gare de l'Est 10th arrondissement of Paris Île-de-France France
Coordinates	48°52′34″N 2°21′30″E / 48.87611°N 2.35833°E / 48.87611; 2.35833Coordinates: 48°52′34″N 2°21′30″E / 48.87611°N 2.35833°E / 48.87611; 2.35833
Owned by	RATP
Operated by	RATP
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	21 April 1908 (1908-04-21)
Services
Preceding station   Paris Métro   Following station Château d'Eau toward Mairie de Montrouge Gare du Nord toward Porte de Clignancourt Jacques Bonsergent toward Place d'Italie Gare du Nord toward Bobigny - Pablo Picasso Poissonnière toward Villejuif - Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry Château-Landon toward La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945
Location
Gare de l'Est Location within Paris

Gare de l'Est (Verdun) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Lines 4, 5, and 7. It is the fifth busiest station on the network.

The station was opened on 15 November 1907 as part of the extension of line 5 from Lancry (now Jacques Bonsergent) to Gare du Nord. The line 4 platforms were opened on 21 April 1908 as part of the first section of the line from Châtelet to Porte de Clignancourt. The line 7 platforms were opened on 5 November 1910 as part of the first section of the line from Opéra to Porte de la Villette.

It is connected to the mainline Gare de l'Est railway station, literally Eastern Station, and to the Château-Landon Métro Station on line (7. The name Verdun refers to the Avenue de Verdun, in memory of World War I's Battle of Verdun to which French soldiers were sent from the railway station. In 2004 it was the fifth-busiest station complex, with 15.66 million passengers entering. Lines 5 and 7 are parallel, running as four tracks with an island platform with two side platforms. Line 4 runs under 5 and 7 perpendicularly.

Station layout

Lines 5/7 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound line 7	← toward Villejuif – Louis Aragon or Mairie d'Ivry (Poissonnière)
	Northbound line 7	→ toward La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 (Château-Landon) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound line 5	← toward Place d'Italie (Jacques Bonsergent)
	Northbound line 5	→ toward Bobigny – Pablo Picasso (Gare du Nord) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Line 4 platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	← toward Porte de Clignancourt (Gare du Nord)
	Southbound	→ toward Mairie de Montrouge (Château d'Eau) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Gallery

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  Gare de l'Est (Métro) ticket hall
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  Line 4 platforms at Gare de l'est
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  Line 5 (right) and Line 7 (left) tracks
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  Line 5 platforms at Gare de l'Est
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  MF 67 rolling stock on Line 5 at Gare de l'Est
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  Line 7 platforms at Gare de l'Est
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  MF 77 rolling stock on Line 7 at Gare de l'Est

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de l'Est (Paris Metro).

References

• Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.