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The streets around this station still have the names of the places it serves such as
Avenue du Maine and Rue de Rennes. One of oldest stations in Paris (1840), it was
completely rebuilt after WWII. The earlier neo-classical building was hiding behind
it a cast iron roof (Fauconnier) which collapsed a few month after completion. A new
station, by architect Victor Lenoir, was built between 1848-1852.
On
October 22 1895, a terrible accident brought the locomotive engine and the first
coach out the window from the first floor, where the platforms were situated, into the
street. The building had suffered several major transformations, up through the 1960's,
when the whole area was reorganized and the Montparnasse Tower, together with the
present station, were built. Trains towards Brittany and western France leave from here,
including the TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) Atlantique.
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1. A very modern interior, with automatic ticket machines, and departure listings.
2. A TGV Atlantique on track 8.
Architecture
Three modern buildings (1969) arranged in "U"-shape surround the station :
in the East wing, 1000 apartments ; to the West, the Air France Headquarters. The tracks
have been recently completely covered by an impressive concrete structure bearing offices
and gardens. The main hall is decorated by large op-art compositions signed by Vasarely.
A small chapel, dedicated to Saint-Bernard (1969), accessible to all religions, has its
lectern carved in a railroad tie.
