Saturday, March 3, 2012

RAILWAY STATION … GARE DU NORD, PARIS

 

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GARE DU NORD, PARIS

Gare du Nord offers connections with several urban transportation lines. By the number of travellers it is the busiest railway station in Europe and one of the busiest in the world.

Gare du Nord, Paris

Paris Nord or Gare du Nord, "North Station", is one of the six large terminus railway stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris, France. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including Paris Métro and RER. By the number of travellers, at around 190 million per year, it is the busiest railway station in Europe.

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The Gare du Nord handles trains to Northern France, as well as to various international destinations such as Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

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The station complex was designed by French architect Jacques Hittorff and built between 1861 and 1864. It is situated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.

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