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Taking A Train to Paris. An extension to the newly sited train station was built in in order to accommodate the TGV express trains and then in , the impressive Jardin Atlantique was constructed above the railway lines and the Gare Montparnasse station, which must have proved to an architectural nightmare initially.
That very same year on the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, there were two museums also opened above the station dedicated to World War II, which were called the Memorial du Marachel Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Liberation de Paris and the Musee Jean Moulin dedicated to the French resistance fighter Jean Moulin.
Yet these have now moved location to the Place Denfert-Rochereau , which is only a walk away, and called the Musee du General Leclerc et Musee de la Libertion de Paris and the Musee Jean Moulin these were inaugurated on the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris with an underground World War II command centre also opening to the general public.
About Gare Montparnasse Today The Gare Montparnasse train station is one of the six main stations in Paris that services around 50 million commuters each year and serves the Brittany region of France and the Atlantic coastline right through to the Spanish border along with international destinations such as Belgium and Germany. It also provides access to the Metro station sometimes called Montparnasse - Bienvenue with the metro lines 4, 6 12 and 13 being serviced along with other trains that go to different parts of France and around the Ile de France region including there TER and Transilien N train lines.
In fact the Gare Montparnasse is split into three different stations called Maine, Pasteur and Vaugirard with the Paris Metro and local trains departing from Maine, yet they are all linked and generally come under the name of Gare Montparnasse. When you enter this train station on the ground level you will find different stairs and escalators that will get you to the upper levels for the Grandes Lignes for the TGV trains etc and even though there are plenty of automated machines where you can purchase train tickets, there are also three different ticket offices located at the Gare Montparnasse as well.
Walk out of the main station entrance on level 0, turn right, walk to the road and cross it. Turn right along the road so walking along back the side of the station but on the far side of the road and you'll see Le Petit Sommelier. From the main concourse on level 2, descend the steps directly down to street level at the platform 1 end of the concourse, at the bottom of the steps cross the road and turn left. I have marked it on the station map above. Feedback would be appreciated if you eat there or if you find anywhere else that you'd recommend to other travellers.
First class lounges There's an SNCF Grand Voyageur first class lounge on level 3 above the platforms, accessed up a stairway near platform 1. However, the lounge is only accessible to holders of SNCF's or other Railteam members frequent traveller loyalty card which you probably don't have, or a full-price 1st class Pro fare so is useless for most visitors even if you have a non-Pro 1st class ticket.
Left luggage lockers The station has luggage lockers if you want to leave your bags for a few hours or a day, though they are closed due to building works for much of See the luggage lockers page for details. The taxi rank is above the platforms on level 3. Even if the queue looks long, it moves fast and it won't take much more than 10 minutes to get into a taxi.
See the Crossing Paris by metro page for metro advice. Be aware that it's a 5 minute walk through pedestrian tunnels including a long a travelator between the Montparnasse Bienvenue M4 metro platforms and the mainline Gare Montparnasse.
Hotels nearby Observation deck on the Tour Montparnasse Right in front of the Gare Montparnasse is the Tour Montparnasse, a m high skyscraper that was the tallest building in France until , see en. If you have time to kill between trains you can ascend to the observation deck on the 56th floor, for information see www. You'll also find a detailed station plan there. Le Petit Sommelier , across the road from the Gare Montparnasse, for a drink or meal before your train You've probably seen the famous photo below many times, without even knowing where it was taken.
It shows an express train from Granville to Paris with failed Westinghouse brakes, which in October crashed through the buffer stops of the old Gare Montparnasse, ran across the concourse and smashed through the old station facade onto the street below. Fortunately there was only one fatality, a woman selling newspapers in the street. The yellow square in the photo shows what that spot looks like now.
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