Lyon Station

Lyon Station is a metro station in Paris, Île-de-France. Lyon Station is situated nearby to the railway station Gare de Lyon, as well as near the suburb Faubourg Saint-Antoine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gare de Lyon and Ruins of Bastille.

Gare de Lyon

Railway station

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The Gare de Lyon, officially Paris Gare de Lyon, is one of the seven large mainline railway stations in Paris, France. It handles about 148.1 million passengers annually according to the estimates of the SNCF in 2018, with SNCF railways and the RER…

Ruins of Bastille

Castle

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The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. Ruins of Bastille is situated 1 km northwest of Lyon Station.

Gare de Lyon

Metro station

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Gare de Lyon is a station on lines 1 and 14 of the Paris Métro. It is connected to the Gare de Lyon mainline rail and RER platforms within one complex and is the third-busiest station on the Metro system with 28.6 million entering passengers in 2021. Gare de Lyon is situated 120 metres northwest of Lyon Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faubourg Saint-Antoine and Bercy.

Faubourg Saint-Antoine

Suburb

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The Faubourg Saint-Antoine was one of the traditional suburbs of Paris, France. It grew up to the east of the Bastille around the abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs, and ran along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.