Paris Gare de Lyon

• Railway line Paris -Marseille ( 0.0 miles )

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The Gare de Lyon, Gare de Lyon German, one of the important railway stations of Europe and at the same time to see the sights of Paris. It is located in the 12th arrondissement.

In the long-distance run from the Gare de Lyon TGV to South and Southeast France and in Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Italy. In addition, there is a night train to Venice. There are interchanges in the RER lines A and D. In the underground metro station, with links to Métro lines 1 and 14, with approximately 83 million travelers a year ( 227,000 per day ) of the Gare de Lyon is one of the three busiest Paris stations.

History

The station was built in the years 1895-1902 by the architect Marius Toudoire. As a builder, the railway company Compagnie Paris -Lyon - Méditerranée occurred (PLM ); the occasion was the World's Fair in 1900. The ornate facade has a length of about 100 m, which is integrated tower is 64 m high. At the time of disposal of the station over 13 platforms. In the years 1962-1972, the station was rebuilt.

On 27 June 1988, a severe train crash in which 56 people were killed and 57 were injured when a train without brakes ascended into the station and on a stationary train occurred.

Le Train Bleu

The station building is the famous restaurant Le Train Bleu from the ornate monumental decoration from the early 1900's. Was also designed by Marius Toudoire, the 41 paintings in the interior were added at 30 painters in order. The themes of the murals are mainly the cities and regions that the railway network of the company PLM has once joined to Paris - to them belongs the Tendabahn.

Particularly rich are equipped the Golden Hall (he is 18.5 m long, 9 m wide and 11 m high) and the Great Hall (it is 26 m long, 13 m wide and 11 m high).