Gare de Lyon

The Gare de Lyon is one of the six large railway termini in Paris, France. It is named after the city of Lyon, a stop for many long-distance trains departing here, most en route to the south of France. In general the station's SNCF services run to the south and east of France. The station also hosts regional trains and the RER. It is served by the Gare de Lyon metro station.

The station was built for the World Exposition of 1900. On multiple levels, it is considered a classic example of the architecture of its time. Most notable is the large clock tower atop one corner of the station, similar in style to the clock tower of the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament, home to Big Ben.

The station houses the Le Train Bleu restaurant, which has served drinks and meals to travellers and other guests since 1901 in an ornately-decorated setting.

On 27 June 1988, a runaway train crashed into a stationary rush-hour train, killing 56 people and injuring a further 55.

The station was comically featured in "Mr. Bean's Holiday" starring Rowan Atkinson.

Réseau Gare de Lyon

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uburban (Île de France / Transilien & RER)

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* Gare de Lyon - Laroche-Migennes (TER Bourgogne)
* Gare de Lyon - Montargis (Transilien)
* Gare de Lyon - Montereau
* Gare de Lyon - Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons
* RER Line A
* RER Line D

Inter City (Grandes Lignes) and TGV

The following SNCF "Grandes Lignes" intercity train services operate out of Gare de Lyon:
* Gare de Lyon - Dijon, Auxerre, Clamecy and Corbigny)
* Gare de Lyon - Nevers
* Gare de Lyon - Clermont-Ferrand - Marseille/Beziers

The following SNCF TGV train services operate out of Gare de Lyon:
* Bourgogne (16 departures per day)
* Rhône-Alpes (32 departures for Lyon per day)
* Franche-Comté (8 departures for Besançon per day)
* Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (16 departures for Marseille and 6 departures for Cannes and Nice per day)
* Languedoc-Roussillon (12 departures for Montpellier per day)
* Switzerland (7 departures for Geneva, Lausanne, Berne per day)
* Italy (Turin and Milan)

ee also

* List of stations of the Paris RER
* List of stations of the Paris Métro

Travelling between the Gare de Lyon and other Paris main line stations

For the Gare du Nord, take RER Line D towards Orry-la-Ville-Coye.

For the Gare de l'Est, either walk to nearby Quai de la Rapée Metro station for Line 5 (going north to Bobigny Pablo Picasso), or take Line 1 from Lyon north to Bastille station and change there to Line 5. This is also another way to reach the Gare du Nord.

For Gare Saint-Lazare, take Metro Line 14.

For Gare Montparnasse, catch a 91 bus.

It is quickest to walk to Gare d'Austerlitz.

External links

* [http://parisbytrain.com/gare-de-lyon-photos/ Gare de Lyon Photo Tour] - Layout and explanation of station features
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=paris,+france&ll=48.844328,2.374624&spn=0.003005,0.010274&t=h&hl=en Satellite image from Google Maps]
* [http://www.sncf.fr/indexe.htm# Intercity and TGV schedules from SNCF]
* [http://www.le-train-bleu.com/ Le Train Bleu] - famous restaurant in station