Gare de Lyon
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The Gare de Lyon is a major railway station in Paris, France. It is named after the city of Lyon, the final destination of many of the long-distance trains departing from its platforms. In principle the station's SNCF services run to the south and east of France. The station also hosts regional trains and RER. It is served by the Gare de Lyon metro station.
The station was built for the World Exposition of 1900. Built 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 UK Houses of Parliament, home to Big Ben.
The station houses a well known restaurant, Le Train Bleu, 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.
Réseau Gare de Lyon
For more information on Réseau Gare de Lyon, see main article.Suburban (Île de France / Transilien & RER)
For more information on Transilien, see main article.- Gare de Lyon - Laroche-Migennes (TER Bourgogne)
- Gare de Lyon - Montargis (Tansilien)
- 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
- 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 and Zurich per day)
- Italy (Turin and Milan)
See also
Travelling between Gare de Lyon and other Paris mainline stations
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