Magenta (Paris RER)

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Magenta RER commuter rail station
Magenta station
Station statistics
Lines	RER E
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	12 July 1999
Owned by	SNCF
Fare zone	2
Services
Preceding station   RER   Following station Haussmann – Saint-Lazare Terminus RER E Noisy-le-Sec toward Chelles-Gournay RER E Pantin toward Tournan

Magenta is a station of the Paris réseau express régional d'Île-de-France, located in the tenth arrondissement of Paris. Built on the site of the Gare du Nord, the original name of Magenta station was Nord-Est with the possibility of a connection to both the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l'Est.

[edit] Station design

Magenta features a broad, open design with high and airy ceilings, creating a different atmosphere than the Paris Métro, whose station designs can become rather claustraphobic. The materials also differ from regular subway stations, with wood and metal contrasting each other. There are nine levels in the station, with the RFF using the lower-most basement.

There are four tracks that flank two island platforms. They are numbered as tracks 51, 52, 53, and 54. Track 51 is used for trains to Chelles-Gournay at all times with peak-hour service to Villiers-on-Marne. Track 53 serves Tournan-in-Brie at all times and trains to Villiers-on-Marne during rush-hour. Tracks 52 and 54 are always used for service to Haussmann – Saint-Lazare.

[edit] Lines serving this station

• RER Line E

[edit] Adjacent stations

• Gare du Nord (RER B and D, underground, suburban trains, national and international trains (TGV, Thalys, Eurostar))
• La Chapelle
• And maybe in little time Gare de l'Est

[edit] See also

• List of stations of the Paris RER
• List of stations of the Paris Métro

v • d • e Parisian Rail Stations Terminuses Paris Saint Lazare • Paris Nord • Paris Est • Paris Lyon • Paris Bercy • Paris Austerlitz • Paris Montparnasse SNCF Stations Pont Cardinet RER Stations Line A Charles de Gaulle - Étoile • Auber • Châtelet - Les Halles • Gare de Lyon • Nation Line B Gare du Nord • Châtelet - Les Halles • St-Michel - Notre-Dame • Luxembourg • Port-Royal • Denfert-Rochereau • Cité Universitaire Line C Porte de Clichy • Pereire - Levallois • Neuilly - Porte Maillot • Avenue Foch • Avenue Henri Martin • Boulainvilliers • Avenue du Pdt Kennedy • Boulevard Victor - Pont du Garigliano • Javel • Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel • Pont de l'Alma • Invalides • Musée d'Orsay • St-Michel - Notre-Dame • Gare d'Austerlitz • Bibliothèque François Mitterrand Line D Gare du Nord • Châtelet-Les Halles • Gare de Lyon Line E Haussmann-Saint Lazare • Magenta See also: List of stations of the Paris Métro, Tramways in Paris & Transport in Paris. There is also an external interactive map.