Brest station

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Gare de Brest
SNCF
Railway terminus
Train Station Brest France - 2 (10086180325).jpg
Lit station façade and clock tower at night
Location8, place du 19e RI
29000 Brest
France
Coordinates48°23′16″N 4°28′50″W / 48.3878°N 4.4805°W / 48.3878; -4.4805Coordinates: 48°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; 157 years ago (1865)
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
TerminusTGV
TerminusTER Bretagne 1
toward Rennes
TerminusTER Bretagne 22
toward Morlaix
TerminusTER Bretagne 31
toward Quimper

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.

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). TGV trains to Paris take approximately less than three and a half hours to reach the capital.

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