Haussmann-Saint-Lazare: station history
Served by: RER E.
Why this name?
An underground RER E station in Paris, divided into two hubs: Haussmann to the east and Saint-Lazare to the west, each with its own entrances, ticket offices and connecting corridors. It has four tracks (31, 32, 33 and 34) and stands at an altitude of 2 metres. The project was originally named "Saint-Lazare - Condorcet". It was designed to serve the Saint-Lazare/Opéra business and shopping district and to link that area to Gare du Nord via Magenta station. It takes its name from boulevard Haussmann, on the surface, and from Saint-Lazare station.
Anecdote
Long a dead-end terminus, the station was limited to 16 trains an hour at peak times. A first extension to Nanterre-La Folie came into service on 6 May 2024, off-peak only, then at all hours on 15 December 2024. It is close to the department stores Printemps Haussmann and Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, and offers connections with metro lines 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 14, RER A (Auber station), TER Normandie and Transilien lines J and L. Built near water tables, it has suffered leaks since opening: the SNCF has had to place buckets and plastic bins to avoid puddles on the platforms.
Around Haussmann-Saint-Lazare
- Opéra Garnier, 600 m away — A sumptuous Italian-style opera house opened in 1875, with its famous underground lake.
- Gare Saint-Lazare, 160 m away — The station that inspired several Claude Monet paintings, including a famous 1877 series.