Gare du Nord
The current main hall will become the arrival hall for the mainline trains while a new departure hall will be build above the tracks behind it.
Terminal de départ
Departure hall
Terminal d'arrivée
Arrival hall
Terminal Transmanche)
The Eurostar terminal will be built on the west side the station.
Pôle Francilien
On the east side where is located the suburban terminal, a massive new building will be built.
This will be the heart of the station with shopping mall.
It will link the arrival, departure terminals and the urban and suburban transports.
This picture shows the acces to the departure terminal from the new eastern building Pôle Francilien.
It's not a small renovation, it's a massive overhaul of Gare du Nord.
All this must be done with minimal disruption to the operation of the station.