Gare Saint-Lazare

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Gare Saint-Lazare is Paris' busiest railway station. Image:Gare St Lazare trackside.jpg

St Lazare which was first situated 200m north-west of its current position and called Embarcadère des Bâtignoles. The station was inaugurated by Marie-Amélie (wife of Louis-Philippe, King of France) on 24 August 1837. The first line served by St Lazare station was the single track line to St Germain-en-Laye. In 1843 St Lazare was the terminal for 3 lines, by 1900 this number had tripled. The station had 14 platforms in 1854 after several enlargements and now boasts 27 platforms sorted in 6 destination groups. On 27 april 1924 the inner suburban lines were electrified with third rail 750V. The same lines were electrified using 25kV overhead wires in the 1960s.

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Réseau Saint-Lazare

For more information on Réseau Saint-Lazare, see main article.

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Suburban (Île de France / Transilien)

For more information on Transilien, see main article.

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Inter City (Grandes Lignes)

The following SNCF Grandes Lignes intercity train services operate out of Saint-Lazare:

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Nearby stations

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See also

List of stations of the Paris Métro

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