La Défense station
Paris Métro, RER and Transilien station & tram stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine Île-de-France France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SNCF & RATP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (RER) / 2 (Transilien) / 2 (Métro) / 1 (Tramway) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (RER) / 4 (Transilien) / 2 (Métro) / 2 (Tramway) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | 87382218 (SNCF) / 87758011 (RER A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 (RATP) / 3 (SNCF) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 1959 19 January 1970 (RATP) | (SNCF)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15,329,402 (2017) — 9th out of 302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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La Défense (French pronunciation: [la defɑ̃s]) is a station of the Transilien (Réseau Saint-Lazare) suburban rail lines, RER commuter rail network, Paris Métro, as well as a stop of the Île-de-France tram network. It is underneath the Grande Arche building in La Défense, the business district just west of Paris. The station is the western terminus of Métro Line 1 and connects the RER A line to the Métro Line 1 station La Défense–Grande Arche since 1992, the Line 2 tramway since 1994 and SNCF (Transilien) train station. It is also attached to a major shopping centre. There are over 25 million entries and exits each year. A temporary special SNCF service began in April 1959 to serve the newly-built Centre of New Industries and Technologies (CNIT); the RER entered service on 19 January 1970 .[1][2][3]
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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/GareGrandeArche.jpg/727px-GareGrandeArche.jpg)
Metro[]
Line 1, Exit D
MP 89 at La Défense (eastbound platform)
New automatic platform gates on eastbound platform
In popular culture[]
Buffet froid, the film, begins at La Défense station.[4][5]
See also[]
- List of stations of the Paris Métro
- List of stations of the Paris RER
References[]
- ^ "Gare de La Défense". Transilien.
- ^ "La Défense : la Grande Arche passe en sous-titre". MétroPole. 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009 – via web.archive.org.
- ^ "Il y a cinquante ans la RATP mettait la Défense à quatre minutes de l'Etoile". defense-92.fr. 21 February 2020.
- ^ File:Gare RATP La Défense.JPG
- ^ "Buffet Froid (1979) - locations". IMDb.
Bibliography[]
- Roland, Gérard (2003). Stations de métro. D’Abbesses à Wagram. Éditions Bonneton.
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External links[]
- La Défense station at Transilien, the official website of SNCF (in French)
- Paris Métro line 1
- Paris Métro stations in Puteaux
- Réseau Express Régional stations
- Railway stations in Hauts-de-Seine
- La Défense
- Railway stations in France opened in 1992
- Railway stations located underground in France