Haussmann – Saint-Lazare (Paris RER)

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Haussmann – Saint-Lazare RER commuter rail station
Haussmann – Saint-Lazare station
Station statistics
Lines	RER E
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	12 July 1999
Owned by	SNCF
Fare zone	1
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station Terminus RER E Magenta toward Chelles-Gournay RER E Magenta toward Tournan

Haussmann - Saint-Lazare is a station on the RER in Paris. Opened on 12 July 1999 as the terminus of the new Line E, it is situated beneath Boulevard Haussmann and directly connected to Gare Saint-Lazare, Auber RER, and two metro stations.

[edit] Engineering

The architecture of Haussmann - Saint-Lazare closely resembles that of Magenta. Following the earlier model of Charles de Gaulle - Étoile, its main train hall houses two lines under a single cathedral-like vault with lateral platforms. As at Magenta, the hall is supplemented by an additional two "half-stations" on either side, each with one platform.

Like the three "cathedral stations" of the 1960s (see RER) and Magenta, Haussmann - Saint-Lazare is remarkable for its relatively lavish proportions. At present the station is noticeably underused outside peak hours. The station seems to have been designed in the context of a long term project to extend the Line E to the south or west, forming a new cross-Paris axis.

The station's construction cost was €275 million.^[1]

[edit] Records

Haussmann - Saint-Lazare forms part of a complex of connected underground stations (see below). Due to the scale of Auber in particular, this ensemble can probably claim to be the largest underground station in the world in terms of volume.

[edit] Lines serving this station

• RER Line E

[edit] Connected stations

• Auber
  • RER Line A
• Havre-Caumartin
  • Metro Line 3
  • Metro Line 9
• Opéra (Metro)
  • Metro Line 3
  • Metro Line 7
  • Metro Line 8
• Saint-Augustin
  • Metro Line 9
• Saint-Lazare
  • Metro Line 3
  • Metro Line 12
  • Metro Line 13
  • Metro Line 14
• Saint-Lazare (SNCF)

[edit] See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Gare de Haussmann - Saint-Lazare

• List of stations of the Paris RER
• List of stations of the Paris Métro

[edit] Bibliography

• Gerondeau, C. (2003). La Saga du RER et le maillon manquant, Paris: Presse de l'École nationale des ponts et chaussées. ISBN 2-85978-368-7. (French)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Gérondeau C (2003), p162

v • d • e Parisian Rail Stations Terminuses Paris Saint Lazare • Paris Nord • Paris Est • Paris Lyon • Paris Bercy • Paris Austerlitz • Paris Montparnasse SNCF Stations Pont Cardinet RER Stations Line A Charles de Gaulle - Étoile • Auber • Châtelet - Les Halles • Gare de Lyon • Nation Line B Gare du Nord • Châtelet - Les Halles • St-Michel - Notre-Dame • Luxembourg • Port-Royal • Denfert-Rochereau • Cité Universitaire Line C Porte de Clichy • Pereire - Levallois • Neuilly - Porte Maillot • Avenue Foch • Avenue Henri Martin • Boulainvilliers • Avenue du Pdt Kennedy • Boulevard Victor - Pont du Garigliano • Javel • Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel • Pont de l'Alma • Invalides • Musée d'Orsay • St-Michel - Notre-Dame • Gare d'Austerlitz • Bibliothèque François Mitterrand Line D Gare du Nord • Châtelet-Les Halles • Gare de Lyon Line E Haussmann-Saint Lazare • Magenta See also: List of stations of the Paris Métro, Tramways in Paris & Transport in Paris. There is also an external interactive map.