Gare du Nord

As of 16 October 2014, the neoclassical front of the Gare du Nord is lit up every night until 1am from June to September and until midnight the rest of the year.

Description

The Gare du Nord is the largest station in Paris. It opened in 1846 and the building itself was designed by the architect Jacques Hittorf in 1861 in a modern neoclassical style with a majestic facade decorated with 23 statues by famous sculptors. The Gare du Nord provides a large network of rail links to: the northern suburbs of Paris (RER), Lille (TGV), Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne (Thalys), London (Eurostar), etc. It offers numerous shops and services as well as a of Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau tourist information point. The station is open every day (including public holidays) from 4.30am to 1am in the morning. Baggage lockers are available every day (including public holidays) from 6:15am to 11:15pm - Level -1, next to car rentals, on the taxi exit side.

Prices and times

Times. The station is open every day (including public holidays) from 4:30am to 1am. Baggage lockers are available every day (including public holidays) from 6:15am to 11:15pm - Level -1, next to car rentals, on the taxi exit side. The tourist information welcome center is open 7 days a week (except 25 December, 1 January and 1 May) from 8am to 6pm.

Locker fees (flat-rate fee for initial 24-hour rental period): small locker - €5.50; medium locker - €7.50; large locker - €9.50. Then €5 per each additional 24-hour period.