Gare du Nord

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Paris Nord
Main train hall of Gare Du Nord
General information
Location	112 Rue de Maubeuge Paris France
Coordinates	48°52′52″N 02°21′19″E / 48.88111°N 2.35528°E / 48.88111; 2.35528
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	Paris–Lille railway
Tracks	32
Connections	at Métro station   at La Chapelle   at Magenta
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Architect	Jacques Ignace Hittorff
Other information
Station code	87271031
IATA code	XPG
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	20 June 1846 (1846-06-20)
Rebuilt	1891, 1930s, 1960s
Passengers
2022	211,698,470[2]
Rank	Busiest in Europe
Services Preceding station Eurostar Following station Terminus Eurostar Brussels-South towards Amsterdam Centraal Brussels-South towards Dortmund Hbf Lille-Europe towards London Terminus Preceding station SNCF Following station Terminus TGV Lille-Flandres towards Lille-Flandres or Tourcoing Lille-Europe towards Calais-Ville Lille-Europe towards Boulogne-Ville or Rang-du-Fliers Arras towards Dunkerque Arras towards Valenciennes Preceding station Transilien Following station Terminus Line H Saint-Denis towards Pontoise, Persan–Beaumont or Luzarches Line K Aulnay-sous-Bois towards Crépy-en-Valois Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station Creil towards Amiens Krono K10 Terminus Terminus Krono K12 Creil towards Lille-Flandres Compiègne towards Cambrai or Maubeuge Krono K13 Terminus Creil towards Saint-Quentin Krono K14 Terminus Krono K15 Dammartin-Juilly-Saint-Mard towards Laon Krono K16 Longueau towards Calais Orry-la-Ville-Coye towards Amiens Citi C10 Terminus Terminus Citi C17 Persan-Beaumont towards Beauvais Preceding station RER Following station La Plaine Stade de France towards Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV or Mitry–Claye RER B Châtelet towards Robinson or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse Stade de France–Saint-Denis towards Creil RER D Châtelet towards Corbeil-Essonnes Stade de France–Saint-Denis towards Goussainville Châtelet towards Melun
Connections to other stations Preceding station RER Following station Haussmann–Saint-Lazare Terminus RER E transfer at Magenta Rosa Parks towards Chelles–Gournay or Tournan Preceding station Paris Métro Following station Barbès–Rochechouart towards Porte Dauphine Line 2 transfer at La Chapelle Stalingrad towards Nation Gare de l'Est towards Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac Line 4 transfer at Gare du Nord Barbès–Rochechouart towards Porte de Clignancourt Gare de l'Est towards Place d'Italie Line 5 transfer at Gare du Nord Stalingrad towards Bobigny–Pablo Picasso
Location
Gare du Nord Location within Paris Show map of Paris Gare du Nord Gare du Nord (Île-de-France (region)) Show map of Île-de-France (region) Gare du Nord Gare du Nord (France) Show map of France

The Gare du Nord (pronounced [ɡaʁ dy nɔːʁ]; English: North Station), officially Paris Nord, is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. The station is served by trains that run between the capital and northern France via the Paris–Lille railway, as well as to international destinations in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Located in the northern part of Paris near the Gare de l'Est in the 10th arrondissement, the Gare du Nord offers connections with several urban transport lines, including Paris Métro, RER and buses. It is the busiest railway station in Europe by total passenger numbers, and the busiest outside Japan. ^[3][4][5] In 2015, the Gare du Nord saw more than 700,000 passengers per day.^[6]

The current Gare du Nord was designed by French architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff,^[7] while the original complex was constructed between 1861 and 1864 on behalf of the Chemin de Fer du Nord company. The station replaced an earlier and much smaller terminal sharing the same name, which was operational between 1846 and 1860. A substantial refurbishment programme during the late 2010s and early 2020s will greatly redesign the station. The plans for this include a significant expansion of the station's footprint and ability to handle passengers, expanding onsite amenities and establishing a new departure terminal in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics. As a consequence of this redevelopment, the Gare du Nord will become the largest railway station in Europe.^[8]