The Gare de Lyon, officially Paris-Gare-de-Lyon, is one of the six large mainline railway stations in Paris, France. It handles about 148.1 million passengers annually according to the estimates of the SNCF in 2018, with SNCF railways and RER D accounting for around 110 million and 38 million on the RER A, making it the second-busiest station of France after the Gare du Nord and one of the busiest in Europe.
The station is located in the 12th arrondissement, on the right bank of the river Seine, in the east of Paris. Opened in 1849, 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. The station is served by high-speed TGV trains to Southern and Eastern France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Spain. The station also hosts regional trains and the RER and also the Gare de LyonMétro station.
Main line trains depart from 32 platforms in two distinct halls: Hall 1, which is the older train shed, contains tracks labelled with letters from A to N, while the modern addition of Hall 2 contains tracks which are numbered from 5 to 23.[4] There are a further four platforms for the RER underneath the main lines.
Lyon railway station had been under construction since 1847. It was officially opened to the public on 12 August 1849 under the name "Railway station from Paris to Montereau" (fr. Embarcadère de chemin de fer de Paris à Montereau). It was a boardwalk building designed by architect François-Alexis Cendrier [fr] under the direction of Baron Haussmann, and at the time of its construction it was awaiting arbitration between the French state and the first Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM) company over its management. PLM did not like the fact that Mazas prison was being built next to the station. The company hoped that it could extend the railroad branch line to Place de la Bastille. But instead of that, Lyon Street (fr. Rue de Lyon) was laid out between the station and Place de la Bastille. The station was expanded many times as the volume of rail traffic increased.[5]
As the station became unsuitable for further expansion, a second Gare de Lyon building was constructed in 1855 by the design of the architect François-Alexis Cendrier. New building was operated by the newly established Paris à Lyon (PL) railway company. The station was built on a 6-to-8-metre (20 to 26 ft) high embankment to protect it from the floods of the Seine. It had only five tracks, occupying a large hall 220 metres (720 ft) long and 42 metres (138 ft) wide. A portico to the right of the entrance to the arrival hall connected the station itself to the Bâtiment X, the central administration building on the side facing Boulevard Mazas. The station was partially destroyed by fire during the Paris Commune in 1871 and later rebuilt.[5]
On 8 July 1887, General Georges Boulanger's departure from Paris triggered a demonstration: 8,000 people stormed the train station and covered the train with "Il reviendra" (He will return) posters and delayed its departure by an hour and a half.[6]
By 1900, in time for the 1900 World's Fair, a new thirteen-track Gare de Lyon building was constructed, designed by the Toulon architect Marius Toudoire and decorated with a large fresco by the Marseille artist Jean-Baptiste Olive, depicting some of the cities to which one could take a train from this station.[7] It was inaugurated on 6 April 1901 by Émile Loubet, president of the Third Republic.
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 Palace of Westminster, 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, in the Gare de Lyon rail accident, a runaway train crashed into a stationary rush-hour train, killing 56 people and injuring a further 55. A fire broke out on 28 February 2020,[8] that was reportedly started by Congolese protesters.[9] The station was completely evacuated.
Outside the station, with its large clock tower
19th century wall painting by Albert Maignan inside the Le Train Bleu restaurant, in the main hall of Paris-Lyon station
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^Garrigues, Jean (2010). "Boulanger, ou la fabrique de l'homme providentiel" (in French). À la gare de Lyon, plus de 8 000 personnes l'attendent, d'après les rapports de la préfecture de police. […] La marée humaine défonce les grilles, submerge le service d'ordre et envahit les voies, et la locomotive emportant le général aura toutes les peines du monde à s'extraire de la foule, avec plus d'une heure et demie de retard.
^Tabeaud, Martine; Moriniaux, Vincent (1 April 2013). "Vers " les cieux imbéciles… où jamais il ne pleut "1". Géographie et cultures (85): 111–128. doi:10.4000/gc.2776. ISSN 1165-0354.
^Miller, Hannah (28 February 2020). "Fire breaks out near Paris' Gare de Lyon rail station, forces evacuation". CNBC. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^Willsher, Kim (28 February 2020). "Gare de Lyon in Paris evacuated after fire outside station". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
External links
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Paris - Gare de Lyon - Hall 1 & 2 station schedules from SNCF
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This article is about the mainline station For the Paris Metro station see Gare de Lyon Paris Metro For other uses see Gare de Lyon disambiguation The Gare de Lyon officially Paris Gare de Lyon is one of the six large mainline railway stations in Paris France It handles about 148 1 million passengers annually according to the estimates of the SNCF in 2018 with SNCF railways and RER D accounting for around 110 million and 38 million on the RER A making it the second busiest station of France after the Gare du Nord and one of the busiest in Europe Paris LyonSNCF RER and Transilien stationThe main facadeGeneral informationLocation4 Place Louis Armand75012 Paris Cedex 12France 1 Coordinates48 50 41 N 2 22 25 E 48 8448 N 2 3735 E 48 8448 2 3735Elevation42 metres 138 ft 2 Owned bySNCF and RATPOperated bySNCF and RATPLine s TGV TGV Lyria Frecciarossa Paris Marseille railway TER ThelloPlatforms13 surface 1 RER A 2 RER D Tracks22 surface 2 RER A 4 RER D Train operatorsSNCF TER Thello RER D RATP 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Meluntowards Laroche MigennesPreceding station Transilien Following stationTerminus Line R Meluntowards Montargis or MontereauPreceding station RER Following stationChatelet Les Hallestowards Saint Germain en Laye Cergy le Haut or Poissy RER A Nationtowards Boissy Saint Leger or Marne la Vallee ChessyChatelet Les Hallestowards Creil RER D Maisons Alfort Alfortvilletowards Corbeil EssonnesChatelet Les Hallestowards Goussainville Maisons Alfort Alfortvilletowards MelunChatelet Les Hallestowards Villiers le Bel Gonesse ArnouvilleConnections to other stationsPreceding station Paris Metro Following stationBastilletowards La Defense Line 1transfer at Gare de Lyon Reuilly Diderottowards Chateau de VincennesChatelettowards Mairie de Saint Ouen Line 14transfer at Gare de Lyon Bercytowards OlympiadesThe station is located in the 12th arrondissement on the right bank of the river Seine in the east of Paris Opened in 1849 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 The station is served by high speed TGV trains to Southern and Eastern France Switzerland Germany Italy and Spain The station also hosts regional trains and the RER and also the Gare de Lyon Metro station Main line trains depart from 32 platforms in two distinct halls Hall 1 which is the older train shed contains tracks labelled with letters from A to N while the modern addition of Hall 2 contains tracks which are numbered from 5 to 23 4 There are a further four platforms for the RER underneath the main lines Contents 1 History 2 Train services 3 In films 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditLyon railway station had been under construction since 1847 It was officially opened to the public on 12 August 1849 under the name Railway station from Paris to Montereau fr Embarcadere de chemin de fer de Paris a Montereau It was a boardwalk building designed by architect Francois Alexis Cendrier fr under the direction of Baron Haussmann and at the time of its construction it was awaiting arbitration between the French state and the first Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris a Lyon et a la Mediterranee PLM company over its management PLM did not like the fact that Mazas prison was being built next to the station The company hoped that it could extend the railroad branch line to Place de la Bastille But instead of that Lyon Street fr Rue de Lyon was laid out between the station and Place de la Bastille The station was expanded many times as the volume of rail traffic increased 5 As the station became unsuitable for further expansion a second Gare de Lyon building was constructed in 1855 by the design of the architect Francois Alexis Cendrier New building was operated by the newly established Paris a Lyon PL railway company The station was built on a 6 to 8 metre 20 to 26 ft high embankment to protect it from the floods of the Seine It had only five tracks occupying a large hall 220 metres 720 ft long and 42 metres 138 ft wide A portico to the right of the entrance to the arrival hall connected the station itself to the Batiment X the central administration building on the side facing Boulevard Mazas The station was partially destroyed by fire during the Paris Commune in 1871 and later rebuilt 5 On 8 July 1887 General Georges Boulanger s departure from Paris triggered a demonstration 8 000 people stormed the train station and covered the train with Il reviendra He will return posters and delayed its departure by an hour and a half 6 By 1900 in time for the 1900 World s Fair a new thirteen track Gare de Lyon building was constructed designed by the Toulon architect Marius Toudoire and decorated with a large fresco by the Marseille artist Jean Baptiste Olive depicting some of the cities to which one could take a train from this station 7 It was inaugurated on 6 April 1901 by Emile Loubet president of the Third Republic 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 Palace of Westminster 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 in the Gare de Lyon rail accident a runaway train crashed into a stationary rush hour train killing 56 people and injuring a further 55 A fire broke out on 28 February 2020 8 that was reportedly started by Congolese protesters 9 The station was completely evacuated Outside the station with its large clock tower 19th century wall painting by Albert Maignan inside the Le Train Bleu restaurant in the main hall of Paris Lyon station Inside the station s Hall 1Train services EditFrom Gare de Lyon train services depart to major French cities such as Lyon Marseille Nice Montpellier Perpignan Dijon Besancon Mulhouse Grenoble and a number of destinations in the French Alps International services operate to Italy Turin and Milan Switzerland Geneva Zurich Basel and Lausanne and Spain Barcelona The following services currently call at Gare de Lyon High speed services TGV Paris Lyon Paris Avignon Marseille Paris Avignon Toulon Cannes Nice Paris Lyon Montpellier Beziers Narbonne Perpignan Paris Lyon Montpellier Perpignan Girona Barcelona Paris Grenoble Paris Bellegarde Annemasse Evian les Bains Paris Lyon Chambery Turin Milan Paris Chambery Aix les Bains Annecy Paris Dijon Besancon Belfort Mulhouse Paris Dijon Besancon Viotte Paris Dijon Chalon sur Saone Paris Lyon Saint Etienne Paris Valence Avignon Miramas Paris Chambery Albertville Bourg Saint Maurice winter High speed services Frecciarossa Paris Lyon Chambery Turin Milan Paris Lyon Part Dieu Lyon Perrache High speed services TGV Lyria Paris Bellegarde Geneva Lausanne Paris Belfort Mulhouse Basel Zurich Paris Dijon Lausanne Regional services Paris Montereau Sens Laroche Migennes Regional services Transilien Paris Melun Moret Nemours Montargis Paris RER services A Saint Germain en Laye Nanterre Universite La Defense Gare de Lyon Vincennes Boissy Saint Leger Cergy le Haut Conflans Sartrouville La Defense Gare de Lyon Vincennes Val de Fontenay Marne la Vallee Disneyland Poissy Sartrouville La Defense Gare de Lyon Vincennes Val de Fontenay Marne la Vallee Disneyland Paris RER services D Creil Orry la Ville Goussainville Saint Denis Gare du Nord Gare de Lyon Combs la Ville Melun Goussainville Saint Denis Gare du Nord Gare de Lyon Juvisy Ris Corbeil Chatelet Gare de Lyon Juvisy Grigny Corbeil Malesherbes Gare de Lyon Juvisy Grigny Corbeil MelunIn films EditThe station has appeared in the following films 1972 Travels with My Aunt directed by George Cukor 1998 L etudiante Starring Sophie Marceau 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 DonnersmarckSee also EditList of Paris railway stations List of Reseau Express Regional stations List of Paris Metro stationsReferences Edit Les Infos Pratiques Paris Gare de Lyon Practical Info Paris Gare de Lyon in French SNCF Retrieved 5 May 2023 Gare de Paris Lyon in Geonames org cc by Frequentation en gares SNCF Open Data ressources data sncf com in French Retrieved 1 September 2022 Plan et orientation Gare de Lyon Retrieved 6 September 2015 a b Forcet Roland November 2015 Embarcadere de Paris de la ligne de Paris a Lyon et a Marseille Rails d Autrefois la revue du Cercle historique du rail francais in French 12 7 13 ISSN 2110 4522 Garrigues Jean 2010 Boulanger ou la fabrique de l homme providentiel in French A la gare de Lyon plus de 8 000 personnes l attendent d apres les rapports de la prefecture de police La maree humaine defonce les grilles submerge le service d ordre et envahit les voies et la locomotive emportant le general aura toutes les peines du monde a s extraire de la foule avec plus d une heure et demie de retard Tabeaud Martine Moriniaux Vincent 1 April 2013 Vers les cieux imbeciles ou jamais il ne pleut 1 Geographie et cultures 85 111 128 doi 10 4000 gc 2776 ISSN 1165 0354 Miller Hannah 28 February 2020 Fire breaks out near Paris Gare de Lyon rail station forces evacuation CNBC Retrieved 28 February 2020 Willsher Kim 28 February 2020 Gare de Lyon in Paris evacuated after fire outside station The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 28 February 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paris Gare de Lyon Gare de Lyon at Transilien the official website of SNCF in French Gare de Lyon at Gares amp Connexions the official website of SNCF in French Paris Gare de Lyon Hall 1 amp 2 station schedules from SNCF The Mystery of the Blue Train 2005 at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gare de Lyon amp oldid 1156603435, wikipedia, 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