View of the Gare Montparnasse from the Tour Montparnasse

The Gare Montparnasse is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris, located in the Montparnasse area, in the XVe arrondissement. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 659 KB) Summary View from the Tour Montparnasse, taken May 2005 and released into public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 659 KB) Summary View from the Tour Montparnasse, taken May 2005 and released into public domain. ... Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse is a 210-metre (689-foot) tall office skyscraper located in Paris, France, in the area of Montparnasse. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... It has been suggested that List of visitor attractions in Paris be merged into this article or section. ... The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ... The 15th arrondissement (XVe arrondissement), located on the Left Bank (Rive Gauche), is the most populous of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ...

The station is used for the trains to West and South West France, and the TGV to Tours, Bordeaux, Rennes, Nantes. There is also a metro station, and a high-speed moving sidewalk.^[1] For the group of heart conditions referred to as TGV, see transposition of the great vessels. ... Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Some medieval houses, such as these at Champ-Jacquet, can still be found in the center of Rennes. ... Traditional city flag City coat of arms Motto: Favet Neptunus eunti (Latin: Shall Neptune favour the traveller) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Pays de la Loire Department Loire-Atlantique (44) Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault  (PS) (since 1989) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ... Exterior open entrance to a metro station (Tribunal station in Madrid) A metro station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as metro and subway. It is often underground or elevated. ... A moving walkway, moving sidewalk (in the US), moving pavement (elsewhere), walkalator, travelator (colloquial name, not to be confused with Trav-O-Lator®, a registered trademark of United Technologies), or moveator is a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an...

History

The interior of the TGV terminal

The original station opened in 1840. A second station was built between 1848 and 1852. Download high resolution version (1296x972, 201 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1296x972, 201 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Gare Montparnasse became famous for a derailment on 22 October 1895 of the Granville-Paris Express that overran the buffer stop. The engine careened across almost 30 metres (100 ft) of the station concourse, crashed through a 60-centimetre (24 inches) thick wall, shot across a terrace and sailed out of the station, plummeting onto the Place de Rennes 10 metres (30 ft) below. where it stood on its nose. All of the passengers on board the train survived, five sustaining injuries: two passengers, a fireman and two crewmembers; however, one woman on the street below was killed by falling masonry. The accident was caused by a faulty Westinghouse brake and the engine drivers who were trying to make up for lost time.^{[citation needed]} The train chief incurred a 25 Francs penalty and the engine driver a 50 Francs penalty; he was also sent to prison for two months. is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Granville is a commune of the Manche département, in France. ... A Buffer stop is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a section of track. ... The name Westinghouse can refer to any number of devices and independent businesses that trace their roots to the work of George Westinghouse: People George Westinghouse, founder of Westinghouse Electric Corporation Places George Westinghouse Bridge in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Westinghouse Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Devices Westinghouse air brake, patented by...

On 25 August 1944, the German military governor of Paris, General Von Choltitz, surrendered his garrison to the French General Philippe Leclerc at the old train station, after disobeying Adolf Hitler's direct order to destroy the city (see Liberation of Paris). During the 1960s, a newer station integrated into a complex of office buildings was built. In 1969, the old station was torn down and the Tour Montparnasse built on its spot. An extension was built in 1990 to host the TGV Atlantique. is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz (November 9, 1894, Schloss Wiese, Silesia - November 4, 1966, Baden-Baden) was the German military governor of Paris during the closing days of the German occupation of that city during World War II. In World War I, von Choltitz served at the Western frontier... Philippe de Hauteclocque, often known by his French resistance alias Leclerc (November 22, 1902 - November 28, 1947), was a Marshal of France. ... Hitler redirects here. ... The Liberation of Paris in World War II took place in late August 1944 after the battle of Normandy. ... Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse is a 210-metre (689-foot) tall office skyscraper located in Paris, France, in the area of Montparnasse. ... TGV-A set 359 at Poitiers Futuroscope on 28 August 2001. ...

Popular culture

Granville-Paris Express wreck on 22 October 1895

The picture of the locomotive standing on his nose can appears on the cover of the album Lean into It from the hard rock band Mr. Big. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 500 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1750 × 2100 pixel, file size: 531 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Other versions Image:Train wreck at Montparnasse 1895. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 500 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1750 × 2100 pixel, file size: 531 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Other versions Image:Train wreck at Montparnasse 1895. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Lean Into It is an album by hard rock band Mr. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... Mr. ...

The story of the train crash and the picture feature in the 2007 children's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Much of the story is set in and around Gare Montparnasse. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Brian Selznick, originally from New Jersey, graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. ...

Regional lines serving this station

• SNCF Gare Montparnasse - Dreux
• SNCF Gare Montparnasse - Mantes-la-Jolie
• SNCF Gare Montparnasse - Montfort l'Amaury-Méré
• SNCF Gare Montparnasse - Plaisir Grignon
• SNCF Gare Montparnasse - Rambouillet
• SNCF Gare Montparnasse - Sèvres Rive Gauche
• SNCF Gare Montparnasse - Versailles-Chantiers

Adjacent metro station: SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. ... Dreux is a town and commune in northwest France, in the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Mantes-la-Jolie or Mantes or Mantes-sur-Seine is a commune of northern France, the capital of an arrondissement (sous-préfecture) and the third largest town in the département of Yvelines on the left bank of the Seine, some 30 miles north west of Paris. ... Montfort-lAmaury is a commune in the Yvelines département in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. ... Méré is the name of two communes in France: Méré, in the Yvelines département Méré, in the Yonne département This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Plaisir is a town and commune in the Yvelines département in the ÃŽle-de-France région in northwestern France. ... Grignon is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Thiverval-Grignon, in the Yvelines département Grignon, in the Côte-dOr département Grignon, in the Savoie département This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Rambouillet is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. ... Road to Sèvres, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1855-1865. ... Line 5s crossing of the Seine on the Austerlitz viaduct. ...

• Montparnasse - Bienvenüe

Nearby station: List of stations of the Paris Métro Montparnasse-Bienvenüe is a station of the Paris Métro which is a transfer point between Lines 4, 6, 12 and 13. ...

• Pasteur

List of stations of the Paris Métro Pasteur is a station of the Paris Métro, named after Boulevard Pasteur. ...

See also

• Transportation in France
• List of stations of the Paris RER
• List of stations of the Paris Métro
• Gare d'Austerlitz
• Gare de l'Est
• Gare de Lyon
• Gare du Nord
• Gare Saint-Lazare

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2003 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. ... This is a list of the stations of the Paris RER urban rail network. ... The following is a list of all stations of the Paris Métro, sorted by lines. ... The Gare dAusterlitz (Austerlitz Station) is a railway station in Paris. ... An RER train at Gare de lEst. ... Inside the Gare de Lyon. ... Main entrance to the Gare du Nord The Gare du Nord (English: North Station) is one of the six large terminus stations of the SNCFs main line network in Paris. ... Gare Saint-Lazare is Paris busiest railway station. ...

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Coordinates: 48°50′24″N, 2°19′07″E Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...