Rennes
Train
New railway station square in 2022
General information
LocationPlace de la Gare, 35000 Rennes, France
Coordinates48°06′12″N 1°40′21″W / 48.10333°N 1.67250°W / 48.10333; -1.67250
Owned byRFF / SNCF
Line(s)Paris–Brest railway
Rennes–Redon railway
Rennes–Saint-Malo railway
Rennes-Châteaubriant railway
Platforms5 central
Tracks10
Construction
Platform levels31 metres (102 ft)
Parking2
Other information
Station code87471003
IATA codeZFJ
Fare zoneUnipass zone 1
History
Opened1857
Passengers
20207 431 788 [1]
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Lamballe
towards Brest
 TGV
 Vitré
towards Montparnasse
Lamballe
towards Lannion
Redon
towards Quimper
Dol-de-Bretagne
towards Saint-Malo
Preceding station TER Bretagne Following station
Lamballe
towards Brest
 1 Vitré
towards Montparnasse
Messac-Guipry
towards Quimper
 2
Terminus 9 Rennes-La Poterie
towards Châteaubriant
Rennes-Pontchaillou
towards Saint-Malo
 13 Terminus
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
towards Vannes
 15
L'Hermitage-Mordelles
towards Saint-Brieuc
 16
Preceding station TER Normandie Following station
Dol-de-Bretagne
towards Granville
 Citi
 Terminus
Preceding station TER Pays de la Loire Following station
Terminus 2 Nantes
Terminus
27 Cesson-Sévigné
towards Laval
Vitré
towards Nantes
 28 Terminus
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Laval
towards Paris-Montparnasse
 Grande Vitesse Terminus
Location
Rennes is located in France
Rennes
Rennes
Location within France
Rennes is located in Brittany
Rennes
Rennes
Rennes (Brittany)

Rennes station (French: Gare de Rennes) is situated in the town centre of Rennes, France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest, Rennes–Saint-Malo and the Rennes–Redon railways.

TGV train in Rennes Rail Station
Rennes Station, early 20th Century

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 available to other cities in France such as Lyon, Montpellier, Marseille, Lille, Aix-en-Provence and Strasbourg. The station also has a direct train service to Brussels-South railway station once every day.

It is served by the Gares station of both lines of the Rennes Metro.

Train Services

The station is served by high speed trains to Quimper, Brest and Paris, and regional trains to Quimper, Lorient, Nantes, Laval, Saint-Malo, Saint-Brieuc and Granville.[2][3][4][5]

Public Transport Services

The station is served by Lines A and B of the Rennes Metro. It is also served by several bus lines: C1, C2, 11, 12, and 63.

Panoramic view of the forecourt of Rennes SNCF train station from the north, from Avenue Janvier

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fréquentation en gares - SNCF Open Data". ressources.data.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. ↑ Le réseau de transport de la Région Bretagne, TER Bretagne, accessed 26 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Plan du réseau, TER Normandie, accessed 10 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Rechercher une fiche horaire, TER Pays de la Loire, accessed 16 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Carte des lignes régionales de transport des Pays de la Loire, TER Pays de la Loire, accessed 16 May 2022.


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