Gare de Lyon

The Gare de Lyon is one of the seven termini of the SNCF network in Paris. Built in 1855, it was almost entirely burnt down by a fire during the Paris Commune in 1871 and then rebuilt exactly as it was. For the 1900 World Fair, the station was completely rebuilt by Marius Toudoire, an architect from Toulon. The new building, with its wonderful facade on Place Diderot (today Place Louis-Armand) and a 67-metre-high clock tower, was inaugurated on 6 April 1901. The Gare de Lyon is also famous for its restaurant Le Train Bleu, one of the capital’s most iconic restaurants. Trains arrive here from the centre and the south-east of France (Burgundy, Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur), Switzerland, Italy and Spain via Montpellier. The station is open every day (including public holidays) from 4.45am to 1.30am in the morning. Automatic baggage lockers are available every day (including public holidays) from 6.15am to 10pm in Hall 3 by the exit for rue de Bercy.