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The Gare de Lyon is one of the six large railway termini
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
 in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is named after the city of Lyon
Lyon

||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
, a stop for many long-distance trains departing here, most en route to the south of France. In general the station's SNCF
SNCF

SNCF is a France public enterprise. Its functions include operation of rail services for passengers and freight, and maintenance as well as signalling of rail infrastructure owned by R?seau Ferr? de France ....
 services run to the south and east of France. The station also hosts regional trains and the RER
RER

The RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre subway and a pre-existing set of regional rail lines....
. It is served by the Gare de Lyon
Gare de Lyon (Paris Metro)

Gare de Lyon is a Paris M?tro station serving Lines 1 and 14. It is connected to the Gare de Lyon mainline rail and RER stations and is the third busiest station on the network....
 metro
Paris Métro

The Paris M?tro or M?tropolitain is the rapid transit system in Paris. It is a symbol of the city, notable for its station architecture, influenced by Art Nouveau....
 station.

The station was built for the World Exposition of 1900.






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The Gare de Lyon is one of the six large railway termini
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
 in Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is named after the city of Lyon
Lyon

||-||}Lyon, also known as Lyons in English, is a city in east-central France. Its name is pronounced in French language and Franco-Proven?al language, and or in English language....
, a stop for many long-distance trains departing here, most en route to the south of France. In general the station's SNCF
SNCF

SNCF is a France public enterprise. Its functions include operation of rail services for passengers and freight, and maintenance as well as signalling of rail infrastructure owned by R?seau Ferr? de France ....
 services run to the south and east of France. The station also hosts regional trains and the RER
RER

The RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre subway and a pre-existing set of regional rail lines....
. It is served by the Gare de Lyon
Gare de Lyon (Paris Metro)

Gare de Lyon is a Paris M?tro station serving Lines 1 and 14. It is connected to the Gare de Lyon mainline rail and RER stations and is the third busiest station on the network....
 metro
Paris Métro

The Paris M?tro or M?tropolitain is the rapid transit system in Paris. It is a symbol of the city, notable for its station architecture, influenced by Art Nouveau....
 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
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Houses of Parliament
Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom meet....
, home to Big Ben
Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster

Big Ben is the nickname for the great Bell of the clock at the north-eastern end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The nickname is often also used to refer to the clock and the clock tower....
.

The station houses the Le Train Bleu
Le Train Bleu (restaurant)

Le Train Bleu is a restaurant located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, France.The restaurant has served drinks and meals to travelers and other guests since 1901 in an ornately decorated setting....
 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
Gare de Lyon train accident

The Gare de Lyon rail accident happened on June 27 1988 when a commuter train inbound to the Gare de Lyon station in Paris crashed into a stationary train killing 56 people....
 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
Rowan Atkinson

'Rowan Sebastian Atkinson' is an England comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line and Mr....
.

Réseau Gare de Lyon

For more information on Réseau Gare de Lyon, see main article
Réseau Gare de Lyon

R?seau Gare de Lyon is the network of railway lines originating from Gare de Lyon station in central Paris. This rail network stretches as far as Italy and Spain with high speed trains ....
.

Suburban (Île de France / Transilien & RER)

For more information on Transilien, see main article
Transilien

The Transilien is the brand name for railway services of the SNCF-owned railway network operating within Paris' ?le-de-France r?gion in France. "Transilien" is a derivative of "Francilien", a term commonly used to describe the inhabitants of the ?le-de-France r?gion in France....
.
  • Gare de Lyon - Laroche-Migennes (TER Bourgogne
    TER Bourgogne

    TER Bourgogne is the regional rail network serving Bourgogne r?gion, France....
    )
  • Gare de Lyon - Montargis
    Montargis

    Montargis is a communes of France in the Loiret Departments of France in north-central France. The town is located about south of Paris and east of Orl?ans in the G?tinais....
     (Transilien
    Transilien

    The Transilien is the brand name for railway services of the SNCF-owned railway network operating within Paris' ?le-de-France r?gion in France. "Transilien" is a derivative of "Francilien", a term commonly used to describe the inhabitants of the ?le-de-France r?gion in France....
    )
  • Gare de Lyon - Montereau
    Montereau-Fault-Yonne

    Montereau-Fault-Yonne, or simply Montereau, is a commune in France in France, chief town of a canton in France, in the southeastern part of the Seine-et-Marne d?partement in France....
  • Gare de Lyon - Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons
  • RER
    RER

    The RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre subway and a pre-existing set of regional rail lines....
     Line A
    RER A

    The 'RER A' is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Saint-Germain-en-Laye , Cergy Le Haut , and Poissy ....
  • RER
    RER

    The RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre subway and a pre-existing set of regional rail lines....
     Line D
    RER D

    The RER D is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line officially runs from Orry-la-Ville - Coye to Melun and Malesherbes ....


Inter City (Grandes Lignes) and TGV

The following SNCF
SNCF

SNCF is a France public enterprise. Its functions include operation of rail services for passengers and freight, and maintenance as well as signalling of rail infrastructure owned by R?seau Ferr? de France ....
 Grandes Lignes intercity
Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express train passenger services which cover longer distances than Commuter rail or Regional rail trains.There is no clear definition of Inter-city rail....
 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
    Gare de Marseille Saint-Charles

    Saint Charles is the main Train station of Marseille. It is a terminus and opened on 8 January 1848, having been built for the Chemins de fer de Paris ? Lyon et ? la M?diterran?e on the land of the Saint Charles Cemetery....
    /Beziers


The following SNCF
SNCF

SNCF is a France public enterprise. Its functions include operation of rail services for passengers and freight, and maintenance as well as signalling of rail infrastructure owned by R?seau Ferr? de France ....
 TGV
TGV

The TGV is France's high-speed rail service. It was developed during the 1970s by GEC-Alsthom and SNCF, the French national rail transport operations, and is now operated primarily by SNCF....
 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
    Gare de Marseille Saint-Charles

    Saint Charles is the main Train station of Marseille. It is a terminus and opened on 8 January 1848, having been built for the Chemins de fer de Paris ? Lyon et ? la M?diterran?e on the land of the Saint Charles Cemetery....
     and 6 departures for Cannes
    Gare de Cannes

    Gare de Cannes or Cannes-Ville is the main station for the French Southern city of Cannes.The station opened on 10 April 1863 when the line from Marseille to Cagnes-sur-Mer opened to passengers....
     and Nice
    Gare de Nice

    The station was completed in 1867 for Chemins de fer de Paris ? Lyon et ? la M?diterran?e and by architect Louis Bouchot in Louis XIII style.Nice Ville was built away from the centre although Nice has now extended around the station....
     per day)
  • Languedoc-Roussillon (12 departures for Montpellier
    Gare de Montpellier Saint-Roch

    Saint-Roch is the main Train station in Montpellier, France. The station was formerly known as Gare de Montpellier, but since March 2005 it bears the name of Saint Roch, a native of the city, who was born in the 14th century....
     per day)
  • Switzerland (7 departures for Geneva
    Geneva

    Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
    , Lausanne
    Lausanne

    Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French language-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing ?vian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west....
    , Berne
    Berne

    The city of Berne or Bern is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland and, with 128,041 people , the fifth most populous city in Switzerland ....
     per day)
  • Italy (Turin
    Turín

    Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
     and Milan
    Milan

    Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
    )


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


For the Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord

The Gare du Nord is one of the six large terminus train stations of the SNCF's main line network in Paris. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines ....
, take RER Line D towards Orry-la-Ville-Coye.

For the Gare de l'Est
Gare de l'Est

The is one of the six large SNCF train station in Paris. It is in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, not far from the Gare du Nord, facing the boulevard de Strasbourg, part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Baron Haussmann....
, 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
Bastille

The bastille was a fortress-prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine?Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine?best known today because of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, which along with the Tennis Court Oath is considered the beginning of the French Revolution....
 station and change there to Line 5. This is also another way to reach the Gare du Nord.

For Gare Saint-Lazare
Gare Saint-Lazare

Gare Saint-Lazare is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris. It is the second busiest in Europe, behind the Gare du Nord, handling 450,000 passengers each day, including the metro station , and serves several lines to Normandy....
, take Metro Line 14.

For Gare Montparnasse
Gare Montparnasse

The Gare Montparnasse is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris, located in the Montparnasse area, in the XIVe arrondissement. The station was opened in 1840, and rebuilt completely in 1969....
, catch a 91 bus.

It is quickest to walk to Gare d'Austerlitz
Gare d'Austerlitz

The Gare d'Austerlitz is one of the six large terminus railway station in Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine in the southeastern part of the city, in the XIIIe arrondissement....
.

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