Gare de Lyon

If you plan to arrive in or depart from Paris by train, you will find yourself in the 8th, 10th, 12th, 13th or 15th Arrondissements, which are located near the city’s core. Train tracks do not cross the River Seine, so the train station you use will be determined by whether your outlying destination/point of origin is to the north, east, south, or west. . In the Twelfth, trains from the Gare de Lyon travel to southern France, the Alps, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece. The Gare de Lyon was built to coincide with the Universal Exhibition of 1900 and recent modernizations allow it to service the pride of the French rail network, the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse). A destination in its own right and considered an historical monument, Le Train Bleu is a wonderful restaurant within the station. Opened in 1901, with a Belle Époque interior, it boasts 40 paintings by 30 artists that depict city destinations.