Brest station

Summary

Brest station (French: Gare de Brest) is the railway station serving Brest, France. It is the western terminus of the Paris–Brest railway. The new station, built above the town's harbour in 1932 on the site of its 1865 predecessor, includes a tall clock tower and a semi circle passenger hall. The current building of 1932, by the CF de l'Etat, replaces the older building built in 1865 by the CF de l'Ouest.

Brest
SNCF
Railway terminus
Lit station façade and clock tower at night
General information
Location8, place du 19e RI
29000 Brest
France
Coordinates48°23′16″N 4°28′50″W / 48.3878°N 4.4805°W / 48.3878; -4.4805
Owned byRFF, SNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)Paris–Brest railway
Platforms6 (A–F; 3 island platforms)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station code87474007
History
Opened1865; 159 years ago (1865)
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Terminus TGV
Landerneau
towards Montparnasse
Preceding station TER Bretagne Following station
Terminus 1 Landerneau
towards Rennes
22 Kerhuon
towards Morlaix
31 Landerneau
towards Quimper

The station saw the arrival of the TGV Atlantique in 1990 but saw little changes to its structure.

Brest is linked to Rennes and Paris as well as regional (TER) services to Brittany including Quimper, Landerneau, Morlaix and Lannion (via Plouaret-Trégor).[1] TGV trains to Paris take approximately less than three and a half hours to reach the capital.

References edit

  1. ^ Le réseau de transport de la Région Bretagne, TER Bretagne, accessed 26 April 2022.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Gare de Brest at Wikimedia Commons
  • Brest station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)