Gare Montparnasse
Paris Montparnasse is one of the six large Paris railway termini, in the XIVe arrondissement. It opened in 1840, and was rebuilt completely in 1969. A steam train crashed through the station in 1895; there is a well-known photograph of the event, and full scale reproductions outside a museum chain in South America.
It is used by intercity TGV trains to the west and south-west of France including Tours, Bordeaux, Rennes and Nantes, and by suburban and regional services on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse routes. There is also a metro station.
Read more about Gare Montparnasse: History, 1895 Derailment, Lines Serving This Station, Travelling Between Gare Montparnasse and Other Paris Main Line Stations
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