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All stations connect to stations of the Paris Métro. Gare d'Austerlitz: trains to central France, Toulouse and the Pyrenees; Lunéa night train; Gare de Bercy: trains to southeastern France; Gare de l'Est: trains to eastern France, Germany, and Switzerland; TGV Est (via Magenta station) Gare de Lyon: trains to southeastern France and Languedoc ...
Stations are often named after a square or a street, which, in turn, is named for something or someone else. A number of stations, such as Avron or Vaugirard, are named after Paris neighbourhoods (though not necessarily located in them), whose names, in turn, usually go back to former villages or hamlets that have long since been incorporated into the city of Paris.
A train similar to the TGV, the Eurostar, has been connecting Paris to central London by rail in 2h 15 since 1994, and in the opposite direction, the Thalys train service connects Brussels in 1h22 with up to 26 departures per day, Amsterdam in 3h18 with up to 10 departures per day and Cologne in 3h14, with up to 6 departures per day.
Located in the northern part of Paris near the Gare de l'Est in the 10th arrondissement, the Gare du Nord offers connections with several urban transport lines, including Paris Métro, RER and buses. It is the busiest railway station in Europe by total passenger numbers, and the busiest outside Japan.
It acts as a combined city-center underground rail system and suburbs-to-city-center commuter rail. In the city center, it acts as a faster counterpart of the Paris Métro, having fewer stops. Conceived of as a "métropolitain express" (express metro) during the mid 1930s, the scheme was revived in the 1950s and construction began in the early ...
Although Paris has a lot to offer — the French capital was named one of the top cities for international travelers in 2023 — the country has other wonderful cities worth visiting. Here are ...