Gare de Paris-Nord, Railway station in the 10th arrondissement, France.
Gare de Paris-Nord is a railway station in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France, connecting international, national, regional, and suburban trains. The halls spread across multiple levels, with separate areas for high-speed trains, long-distance services, and commuter lines.
The original station building from 1846 was moved to Lille when it became too small. The current structure was built between 1861 and 1864 following designs by Jacques Hittorff, accommodating growing traffic toward northern Europe.
The facade's statues name the destinations served by the Chemin de Fer du Nord when the station opened: Paris by Pierre-Jules Cavelier at the top, with eight international cities below, from Frankfurt and Amsterdam to London, Berlin and Cologne. Lower down, French cities such as Boulogne, Lille, Amiens and Rouen are carved by sculptors including Auguste Ottin and Eugène-Louis Lequesne.
Eurostar trains to London depart from Hall 2, while French long-distance trains leave from Hall 1. Suburban trains use Halls 3 and 4, which occupy levels below the main concourse and provide direct access to the metro.
In 2018 the station handled over 292 million passengers, counting RER B traffic, which places it first in Europe and third worldwide when metro users are included. Its 32 platform tracks, four of them underground, are the most of any station in France.
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