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The 10 busiest train stations in France in 2024
Paris Gare du Nord is the busiest station in France: 257 million passengers in 2024. Saint-Lazare and Gare de Lyon come next, with 114 and 113 million.
Lyon Part-Dieu is the busiest station outside the Paris region, 6th with 42 million passengers.
Data: the year 2024, compared with 2019
The top 10
Every station in the SNCF file, ranked by passengers in 2024. The file covers 3,021 stations.
| Rank | Station | Passengers 2024 | Since 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Gare du Nord | 257,024,152 | +5.0% |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Lazare | 114,093,491 | +6.3% |
| 3 | Paris Gare de Lyon | 113,224,230 | +0.5% |
| 4 | Paris Montparnasse | 68,925,312 | +12.3% |
| 5 | Paris Est | 42,725,621 | +3.6% |
| 6 | Lyon Part-Dieu | 42,434,779 | +30.2% |
| 7 | Juvisy-sur-Orge | 41,881,077 | +4.1% |
| 8 | Magenta | 38,771,197 | -9.9% |
| 9 | Haussmann Saint-Lazare | 38,268,052 | -19.8% |
| 10 | Saint-Denis | 36,960,585 | +15.0% |
Four Paris-region RER stations complete the top 10. The file counts Magenta apart from Gare du Nord, and Haussmann Saint-Lazare apart from Saint-Lazare, even though they are connected.
Together, the top 10 handle 25.9% of all passengers in the file. Gare du Nord alone sees more passengers than the 2,420 smallest stations combined.
One station, or the 2,420 smallest: about as many passengers
Same area, same number of passengers in 2024.
Arrow keys step through the values.Gare du Nord257,024,152 passengers
The 2,420 smallest256,615,977 passengers
Not drawn: 504 stations in between (2,554,665,475 passengers) and 96 stations showing 0 passengers in the file.
Source: SNCF, Fréquentation en gares.
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The file is not exhaustive. In Île-de-France, regional traffic is extrapolated, so Gare du Nord’s total is partly an estimate (see the method). SNCF warns that its method changes from year to year: a swing can come from the calculation, not the passengers.
See the data
| Group | Stations | Passengers 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Gare du Nord | 1 | 257,024,152 |
| Ranks 2 to 505 | 504 | 2,554,665,475 |
| Ranks 506 to 2925 | 2,420 | 256,615,977 |
| At 0 passengers | 96 | 0 |
The 15 big stations
This table keeps only the big national stations, category A in the SNCF file. The number in brackets is the rank among all stations.
| Rank | Station | Passengers 2024 | Since 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | Paris Gare du Nord | 257,024,152 | +5.0% |
| 2 (2) | Paris Saint-Lazare | 114,093,491 | +6.3% |
| 3 (3) | Paris Gare de Lyon | 113,224,230 | +0.5% |
| 4 (4) | Paris Montparnasse | 68,925,312 | +12.3% |
| 5 (5) | Paris Est | 42,725,621 | +3.6% |
| 6 (6) | Lyon Part-Dieu | 42,434,779 | +30.2% |
| 7 (15) | Lille Flandres | 25,331,979 | +16.2% |
| 8 (16) | Strasbourg | 24,568,668 | +14.5% |
| 9 (18) | Paris Austerlitz | 23,798,578 | +9.8% |
| 10 (21) | Bordeaux Saint-Jean | 23,006,240 | +30.2% |
| 11 (27) | Marseille Saint-Charles | 17,863,802 | +22.1% |
| 12 (28) | Nantes | 17,553,626 | +35.4% |
| 13 (31) | Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV | 17,166,603 | +12.7% |
| 14 (36) | Rennes | 15,689,647 | +35.4% |
| 15 (37) | Toulouse Matabiau | 14,522,596 | +46.8% |
After Lyon Part-Dieu, the biggest regional stations are Lille Flandres, Strasbourg and Bordeaux Saint-Jean. Toulouse Matabiau has grown the most since 2019: +46.8%.
At the other end: the 10 least-used train stations in France.
Since 2019
The total went from 2,732,888,017 to 3,068,305,604 passengers, or 335,417,587 more.
The biggest rises (stations with over one million passengers):
- Villetaneuse Université+148.7%, from 1,840,999 to 4,579,187.
- Gargan+112.6%, from 3,150,620 to 6,698,835.
The biggest falls (same threshold):
- Fontenay-le-Fleury-55.0%, from 3,165,988 to 1,425,087.
- Haussmann Saint-Lazare-19.8%, from 47,687,285 to 38,268,052. That is 9,419,233 fewer passengers, the largest fall in volume on this list.
The file does not explain these swings. SNCF warns that its counting methods change from year to year.
In the Paris region, regional traffic is extrapolated: a swing can come from the calculation, not the passengers.
Since 2019, the 8 regional stations in this top 15 beat Paris
Passengers, 2024 against 2019, the top 15 class A stations. Paris here counts Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV. SNCF’s method changes from year to year.
Arrow keys step through the values.Source: SNCF, Fréquentation en gares.Trainrail
Class A in the file only, stopped at rank 15. Further down: Lille Europe −14.3%, Grenoble +12.6%, Paris Bercy +27.5%.
This gap depends on the comparison with 2019. Over 2024 alone the order partly reverses: Gare du Nord +13.3%, Toulouse flat. In volume, Gare du Nord has gained the most since 2019: +12,279,784. The file gives no reason, and Île-de-France regional traffic in it is extrapolated, while totals outside Île-de-France come from ticketing. SNCF warns that its method changes from year to year: a swing can come from the calculation, not the passengers.
See the data
| Station | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | Since 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse Matabiau | 9,892,175 | 14,526,190 | 14,522,596 | +46.8% |
| Nantes | 12,961,997 | 17,082,588 | 17,553,626 | +35.4% |
| Rennes | 11,588,429 | 15,169,003 | 15,689,647 | +35.4% |
| Lyon Part Dieu | 32,587,523 | 40,088,689 | 42,434,779 | +30.2% |
| Bordeaux Saint-Jean | 17,675,655 | 22,612,374 | 23,006,240 | +30.2% |
| Marseille Saint-Charles | 14,629,257 | 17,101,341 | 17,863,802 | +22.1% |
| Lille Flandres | 21,809,569 | 24,118,203 | 25,331,979 | +16.2% |
| Strasbourg | 21,465,169 | 23,907,864 | 24,568,668 | +14.5% |
| Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV | 15,227,840 | 15,394,518 | 17,166,603 | +12.7% |
| Paris Montparnasse | 61,374,056 | 64,471,254 | 68,925,312 | +12.3% |
| Paris Austerlitz | 21,682,820 | 21,657,509 | 23,798,578 | +9.8% |
| Paris Saint-Lazare | 107,340,421 | 103,453,620 | 114,093,491 | +6.3% |
| Paris Gare du Nord | 244,744,368 | 226,768,485 | 257,024,152 | +5.0% |
| Paris Est | 41,240,098 | 39,877,017 | 42,725,621 | +3.6% |
| Paris Gare de Lyon | 112,644,337 | 110,498,896 | 113,224,230 | +0.5% |
Method and limits
- Source: Fréquentation en gares, SNCF open data, ODbL licence, accessed 6 November 2026.
- Period: the year 2024, compared with 2019.
- Measure: passengers per year and per station. Outside the Paris region, figures come from ticket sales. Paris-region regional traffic is extrapolated from counts done every 3 to 4 years. Non-passengers are excluded.
- Limits: tickets sold by third parties are not included. The file is not exhaustive. A trip counts at both its start and its end.
- Data: CSV: /classements/gares-les-plus-frequentees.csv, ODbL licence.
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