Saint-Lazare station

Heritage Days 2026 in Paris: an offbeat behind-the-scenes tour of Saint-Lazare railway station

For Heritage Days, Saint-Lazare Station pulls back the curtain on its behind‑the‑scenes spaces on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, 2026, during guided and narrated tours (registration required). More details to come!

La Gare Saint-Lazare, l'histoire de la plus ancienne grande gare de Paris Saint-Lazare Station, the story of Paris's oldest major railway station

Chaque jour, des centaines de milliers de voyageurs empruntent la gare Saint-Lazare sans forcément se douter qu’ils traversent l’un des chapitres les plus importants de l’histoire ferroviaire française. Première grande gare parisienne, immortalisée par Claude Monet, elle a vu naître les banlieues modernes, les voyages vers la Normandie et l’essor du chemin de fer dans la capitale.

Ephemeris for August 26 in Paris: Opening of the first railway line from Paris

On August 26, 1837, the first railroad line out of Paris was inaugurated. This new railway line, which was also the first in France to be built solely for passenger transport, linked the capital's 8th arrondissement to Le Pecq station in the Yvelines.