ABB125
Established Member
Hello,
I'm interested in finding out what different services to which parts of France are operated from which of Paris's termini, eg: hish speed trains to the south (east) leave from Gare de Lyon.
From the railway lines going into Paris, going clockwise, I would expect something along the lines of:
Nord: services to the north east, Belgium, Lille etc plus Normandy
Est: services to the east, Reims, Germany etc
Lyon: services to the south east, Lyon, Marseille etc, plus TGVs to Spain
Bercy: services as above, minus the TGVs (Bercy station appears to be similar to London Bridge, with both terminal and through platforms, the difference being only one terminal connected to the through platforms (Lyon) rather than two (Charing Cross and Cannon Street))
Austerlitz: services to the south, Orleans, Toulouse etc
Montparnasse: services to the south west, Bordeaux etc plus TGVs to the west, le Man's etc
St Lazare: remaining services to Brittany and Normandy etc
Have I missed out any stations?
Secondly, what kind of traffic is predominant at which termini, eg: X is mostly commuter traffic, or are all the stations fairly mixed?
Thirdly, are there any quirks in the services operated? To give an example for London, nearly all services to East Anglia operate from Liverpool Street, but if you want a fast train to Cambridge you need to go from Kings Cross. (Separately, are there any other quirks like this in London, as I can't think of any more off the top of my head?)
Finally, are there any other interesting titbits you could tell me about?
Thanks for any replies, and apologies for any autocorrect errors (I have tried to correct them!).
I'm interested in finding out what different services to which parts of France are operated from which of Paris's termini, eg: hish speed trains to the south (east) leave from Gare de Lyon.
From the railway lines going into Paris, going clockwise, I would expect something along the lines of:
Nord: services to the north east, Belgium, Lille etc plus Normandy
Est: services to the east, Reims, Germany etc
Lyon: services to the south east, Lyon, Marseille etc, plus TGVs to Spain
Bercy: services as above, minus the TGVs (Bercy station appears to be similar to London Bridge, with both terminal and through platforms, the difference being only one terminal connected to the through platforms (Lyon) rather than two (Charing Cross and Cannon Street))
Austerlitz: services to the south, Orleans, Toulouse etc
Montparnasse: services to the south west, Bordeaux etc plus TGVs to the west, le Man's etc
St Lazare: remaining services to Brittany and Normandy etc
Have I missed out any stations?
Secondly, what kind of traffic is predominant at which termini, eg: X is mostly commuter traffic, or are all the stations fairly mixed?
Thirdly, are there any quirks in the services operated? To give an example for London, nearly all services to East Anglia operate from Liverpool Street, but if you want a fast train to Cambridge you need to go from Kings Cross. (Separately, are there any other quirks like this in London, as I can't think of any more off the top of my head?)
Finally, are there any other interesting titbits you could tell me about?
Thanks for any replies, and apologies for any autocorrect errors (I have tried to correct them!).