Inside the Gare de Lyon.

Inside the station, with TGV trains.

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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x700, 259 KB) Summary Summary FR : Vue intérieure de la gare de Lyon, Paris, France EN : Interior view of Gare de Lyon, Paris, France Author : -- Eric Pouhier Date : November 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x700, 259 KB) Summary Summary FR : Vue intérieure de la gare de Lyon, Paris, France EN : Interior view of Gare de Lyon, Paris, France Author : -- Eric Pouhier Date : November 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file... Download high resolution version (2589x1608, 773 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2589x1608, 773 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the French high-speed railway system. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 3 miles behind. ... City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ... An SNCF multiple unit. ... The RER (Réseau Express Régional, IPA /εr É™ εr/, Regional Express Network) is an urban rail network in Paris and the surrounding ÃŽle-de-France region of France. ... Inside the Gare de Lyon. ... Paris Art Nouveau Metro sign The Paris Métro is the metro (underground) system in Paris, France. ...

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 Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France, to celebrate the achivements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. ... This may refer to the: British Houses of Parliament. ... The Clock Tower, colloquially known as Big Ben Big Ben is the colloquial name of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, and an informal name for the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. ...

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. 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

On 27 June 1988, a runaway train crashed into a stationary rush-hour train killing 56 people and injuring a further 55. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gare de Lyon train 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. ...

Regional, RER and metro lines serving this station

• SNCF Gare de Lyon - Laroche-Migennes
• SNCF - Montargis
• SNCF - Montereau
• SNCF - Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons
• RER Line A
• RER Line D

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See also

• List of stations of the Paris RER
• Gare d'Austerlitz
• Gare Montparnasse
• Gare du Nord

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Travelling between Gare de Lyon and other Paris mainline stations

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