This may seem odd because you will initially be heading north despite the Gare De Lyon's location to the south. If you do need to make the transfer between these stations in Paris then the first stage of the easiest option is take Metro Line 5 (and not Metro Line 4) one stop to Gare Du Nord (direction Bobigny). There are direct TGVs from destinations including Frankfurt (Main) Luxembourg, Metz, Nancy and Strasbourg to some of the destinations served by trains from the Gare De Lyon including Lyon, Marseille and Montpellier so take those if you can, the journey will be exponentially more convenient. This is an awkward transfer, as there are no direct metro or RER lines that link the Gare De L’Est and Gare De Lyon. This will be a 4 digit number, which will be printed on your ticket - so match this number to the train number that will be on the departure screens. If you can’t see the station that you’re travelling to on the departure screens, find your train using the train number. So for easy boarding, you can head for the side of the concourse that your train will be departing from. If you see a blue square, then the train will be departing from voies/platforms 22-30. If you see a yellow square, then your train will ultimately be departing from voies/platforms 2-13. The zones are showing which part of the station your train will ultimately be departing from. Prior to the specific voie (platform/track) that your train will be departing from being confirmed, these blue and yellow zones are indicated on the long distance train departure ' Grandes Lignes' information screens. The specific voie/platform/track that a train will be departing from will only be confirmed around 10-20mins before departure. You'll find these at the entrance to the voies (platform/tracks). If you have a ticket(s) issued by a machine or ticket office, don't forget to stamp it in the machines before boarding. There are a lack of signs on the concourse marking these zones, we didn't notice them, but it's worth being aware of these zones if you're at Paris Est more than 20 mins before your train departs. So the TGVs and other express trains depart from either the yellow OR blue zones. (3) Voies (platforms/tracks) 14-21, the area BETWEEN these two zones, is used exclusively by the TER and 'Transillien' commuter trains, which depart from Paris Est. (2) The area on the right, in front of voies (platforms/tracks) 22-30 is the ‘plateforme bleu' = the blue zone. (1) The area on the left, in front of voies (platforms/tracks) 2 -13 is the 'plateforme jaune' = the yellow zone. However, how you FIND your train and make your way to it, is unique to Paris Est.īecause what won't be obvious is that the concourse at the Gare de l'Est (Paris Est) is so enormous, that it is divided into three sections, to make it easier for travellers to find their trains. It's a terminus station, so to access any mainline train, all you have to do is walk ahead from the main concourse.
When you're at Paris Est station it can seem like an exceptionally easy station to take a train from.
(7) The left luggage office is located in the atrium, which gives access to the metro station, its down on the lower level by the entrance to the Metro station. (6) The Metro station has escalators which connect this hall, by the main concourse, and the Metro ticket hall - and an elevator which is available to travellers requiring Mobility Assistance.Įscalators also provide some of the access between the Metro trains and the Metro ticket hall.
5 and 7 has its own hall in the middle of the station buildings. (4) The specific voies (platforms/tracks) which trains will be leaving from, are usually confirmed no more than 20mins before departure. Heaters are scattered around the concourse in winter. (3) The concourse is large and airy, so the station rarely feels crowded.
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This concourse is at street level, so there is step free access to the taxi ranks and the bus lines/routes which serve the station. (2) It is a terminus station, so the voies (platforms/tracks), which the TGV, IC and TER trains depart from, are all linked to the one concourse. The high speed trains to central Germany and Luxembourg also depart from here. So this is the station to head to if you will be departing Paris for the likes of Belfort, Metz, Nancy, Reims or Strasbourg. It takes its name thanks to the destinations that can be reached from here by train as they're to the east of Paris. (1) The station isn't named after its location, it's not on the eastern edge of Paris city centre, but towards the north. Seven Things Worth Knowing About Paris Est station:
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