Paris-Gare de Lyon

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Outside the station, with its large clock tower.

Inside the station.

At the edge of the station.

A closer view of the station entrance.

19th Century wall painting by Albert Maignan inside the "Le Train Bleu" restaurant, in the hall of the Paris-Lyon Railway Station.

Paris Lyon (or Gare de Lyon) is one of the six large railway terminals in Paris, France. It is the northern terminus of the Paris–Marseille railway. 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 is located in the XIIe arrondissement, on the north bank of the river Seine, in the east of Paris.

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.

Train services

The following services currently call at Gare de Lyon:

• high speed services (TGV) Paris - Lyon - Marseille, Paris - Geneva, Paris - Milan etc.

Preceding station		SNCF		Following station
Terminus		TGV		Le Creusot TGV toward southeastern France
		TGV		Montbard toward Belfort
		TGV		Dijon-Ville toward Bern
		TGV		Dijon-Ville toward Lausanne
		TGV		Dijon-Ville toward Zürich
		TGV		Mâcon-Loché TGV toward Genève-Cornavin
		TGV		Lyon Saint-Exupéry toward Milan
Terminus		TER Bourgogne 15		Melun toward Laroche-Migennes
Terminus		Transilien		Melun toward Montargis or Montereau
Châtelet – Les Halles toward Saint Germain-en-Laye, Cergy-le-Haut or Poissy				Nation toward Boissy-Saint-Léger or Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy
Châtelet – Les Halles toward Creil				Maisons-Alfort – Alfortville toward Melun or Malesherbes

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 Métro 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 Métro Line 14.

For Gare Montparnasse, catch a 91 bus, or take the Métro Line 14 to Châtelet and then Line 4 to Montparnasse-Bienvenüe.

It is quickest to walk across Pont Charles de Gaulle or Pont d'Austerlitz to Gare d'Austerlitz .

Gare de Lyon in films

The station has appeared in the following films :

• 2005 : The Mystery of the Blue Train, an Hercule Poirot mystery novel by Agatha Christie (and its TV adaptation)
• 2007 : Mr. Bean's Holiday, directed by Steve Bendelack
• 2010 : The Tourist, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

See also

• List of stations of the Paris RER
• List of stations of the Paris Métro
• Gare de Lyon rail accident

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Paris-Gare de Lyon

• Intercity and TGV schedules from SNCF
• The Mystery of the Blue Train (2005) at the Internet Movie Database

Coordinates: 48°50′41″N 2°22′25″E / 48.84472°N 2.37361°E / 48.84472; 2.37361

v t e Paris rail stations Termini Paris Saint Lazare Paris Nord Paris Est Paris Lyon Paris Bercy Paris Austerlitz Paris Montparnasse Bastille Invalides Orsay SNCF stations Pont Cardinet RER stations Line A Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Auber Châtelet – Les Halles Gare de Lyon Nation Line B Gare du Nord Châtelet – Les Halles St-Michel-Notre-Dame Luxembourg Port-Royal Denfert-Rochereau Cité Universitaire Line C Porte de Clichy Pereire – Levallois Neuilly – Porte Maillot Avenue Foch Avenue Henri Martin Boulainvilliers Avenue du Président Kennedy Pont du Garigliano Javel Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel Pont de l'Alma Invalides Musée d'Orsay Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame Gare d'Austerlitz Bibliothèque François Mitterrand Line D Gare du Nord Châtelet – Les Halles Gare de Lyon Line E Haussmann – Saint-Lazare Magenta Closed stations are in italics. See also: List of stations of the Paris Métro, Tramways in Paris & Transport in Paris. There is also an external interactive map.