La Défense station
Paris Métro, RER, Transilien & Tram station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 48°53′31″N 2°14′19″E / 48.891852°N 2.238539°ECoordinates: 48°53′31″N 2°14′19″E / 48.891852°N 2.238539°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | SNCF & RATP Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SNCF & RATP Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (SNCF) / 2 (RATP Group) / 1 (Tramway) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (SNCF) / 4 (RATP Group) / 2 (Tramway) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 1959 (SNCF) 19 January 1970 (RATP Group) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers | 15 329 402 (2017) — (9th out of 303) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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La Défense is a station of the Transilien (Réseau Saint-Lazare) suburban rail lines, RER, Paris Métro and tram. It is located underneath the Grande Arche building in La Défense, the business district just west of Paris. The station serves as the western terminus of Paris Métro Line 1 and connects the RER Line A to the Metro Line 1 station La Défense–Grande Arche since 1992, the T2 tramway since 1994 and SNCF (Transilien) train station. It is also attached to a major shopping centre. There are 25.62 million entries and exits each year.
Highlights on the surface nearby include the monumental Grande Arche, skyscrapers that host the headquarters of important French and foreign companies, and works of urban art such as Le Pouce by César Baldaccini. From the central esplanade the Arc de Triomphe can be seen further down the Axe historique.
Until May 2004, this part of La Défense hosted an information centre of the European Union managed by the European Parliament.
Like the district it serves, the station takes its name from the 19th century statue La Défense de Paris, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War.
Lines serving this station
- RER Line A (Paris Zone 1–2 tickets not valid)
- Line 1 (terminus, Paris Zone 1–2 tickets valid)
- Paris St Lazare Group III :
- SNCF Gare Saint-Lazare – St Nom la Breteche–Forêt de Marly
- SNCF Gare Saint-Lazare – Versailles Rive Droite
- SNCF La Défense – La Verrière
- Tram Line 2
There are four platforms in the Transilien station :
In the morning:
- Platforms 1 and 3 are used for PSL Group III lines to Paris
- Platform 2 is used for PSL Group III lines to Versailles Rive Droite / St Nom la Breteche – Forêt de Marly
- Platform 4 is used for La Défense – La Verrière line
In the afternoon:
- Platform 1 is used for PSL Group III lines to Paris
- Platforms 2 and 4 are used for PSL Group III lines to Versailles Rive Droite / St Nom la Breteche – Forêt de Marly
- Platform 3 is used for La Défense – La Verrière line
Station layout (Paris Métro)
G | Street Level | Exits/Entrances |
M | Mezzanine | to Exits/Entrances passageway to RER/Transilien lines |
Line 1 platforms | Platform 1 | ← |
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the left | ||
Side platform with PSDs, doors will open on the left | ||
Platform 2 |
- Note: These are two side platforms located some distance apart, as opposed to one island platform; the layout does not show the platforms accurately.
Gallery
- RER A platforms
- Transilien platforms
- Paris Tramway Line 2 platform
Metro
- Line 1, Exit D
- MP 89 at La Défense (eastbound platform)
- New automatic platform gates on eastbound platform
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gare de la Défense. |
References
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.