Gare de l'Est (Paris Métro)

Gare de l'Est Verdun
Date opened	21 April 1908 (1908)
Accesses	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
Municipality/ Arrondissement	the 10th arrondissement of Paris
Fare zone	1
Next stations
Paris Métro Line 4 Direction Porte de Clignancourt Direction Mairie de Montrouge Gare du Nord Château d'Eau Paris Métro Line 5 Direction Place d'Italie Direction Bobigny – Pablo Picasso Jacques Bonsergent Gare du Nord Paris Métro Line 7 Direction Villejuif or Mairie d'Ivry Direction La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 Poissonnière Château-Landon Connections to other stations Gare de l'Est (SNCF) Château-Landon (7)
List of stations of the Paris Métro
Location of metro station

Gare de l'Est (Verdun) is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 4, Line 5, and Line 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 station of the east. The name Verdun refers to the Avenue de Verdun, in memory of the World War I Battle of Verdun to which French soldiers were sent from the railway station. In 2004 it was the fifth busiest station network, with 15.66 million inward passengers. Lines 5 and 7 are parallel, running as four lines with a central platform with two faces and two outer platforms. Line 4 runs under 5 and 7 perpendicularly.

Gallery [edit]

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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

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References [edit]

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

Coordinates: 48°52′34″N 2°21′30″E / 48.87611°N 2.35833°E / 48.87611; 2.35833