Rennes station
Rennes railway station is situated in the town centre of Rennes, France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest, Rennes–Saint-Malo and the Rennes–Redon railways.
Rennes Station, early 20th Century
Rennes | |
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| Train | |
 Trains in Rennes Rail Station | |
| Location | Place de la Gare, 35000 Rennes, France |
| Coordinates | 48°06′12″N 1°40′21″W |
| Owned by | RFF / SNCF |
| Line(s) | Paris–Brest railway |
| Platforms | 4 central |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Construction | |
| Platform levels | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Parking | 2 |
| Other information | |
| IATA code | ZFJ |
| History | |
| Opened | 1857 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 9.2 million passengers/year (2011)[1] |
| Location | |
  Rennes Rennes (France) | |
TGV train in Rennes Rail Station
The station at Rennes was opened in 1857, and was situated a significant walking distance from the city centre. However, since that date the town has expanded and now the station lies in the central part of the city. It has access to Paris on the TGV, a two-hour trip; and serves Brittany with regular trains to Brest, Lannion, Nantes, Quimper and Saint-Malo. Train service is also available to other cities in France such as Lyon, Montpellier, Marseille, Lille, Aix-en-Provence and Strasbourg.
It is also served by Gares station on the VAL Rennes Metro.
Services
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
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toward Brest | TGV | toward Paris-Montparnasse |
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toward Lannion | TGV | toward Paris-Montparnasse |
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toward Quimper | TGV | toward Paris-Montparnasse |
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toward Saint-Malo | TGV | toward Paris-Montparnasse |
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toward Caen | TER Normandie | Terminus | ||
toward Brest | TER Bretagne 1 | |||
Messac-Guipry toward Quimper | TER Bretagne 2 | |||
| Terminus | TER Bretagne 9 | Rennes-La Poterie toward Châteaubriant |
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Rennes-Pontchaillou toward Saint-Malo | TER Bretagne 13 | Terminus | ||
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande toward Vannes | TER Bretagne 15 | |||
L'Hermitage-Mordelles toward Saint-Brieuc | TER Bretagne 16 | |||
Terminus | TER Pays de la Loire 2 | |||
| Terminus | TER Pays de la Loire 22 | Cesson-Sévigné toward Le Mans |
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toward Nantes | TER Pays de la Loire 28 | Terminus |
See also
- Transportation in France
References
- La gare change de gueule, June 25, 2012 article on yeggmag.wordpress.com.
- Timetables TER Bretagne (in French)
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