Ulf Kutzner

Jonathan Morton schrieb:

    > > I am catching a train from Paris-Bercy to Rome next month. My question
    > > is: I could not find Paris-Bercy on any of the several maps that I
    > > have. The closest I could come to a train station was Gare de Lyon
    > > (near Boulevard de Bercy?). Can someone tell me how to locate this
    > > station?
    > >
    > > Also I am supposed to meet with some people at Paris-Bercy (tour
    > > group). Is there a meeting point or some easily recognisable landmark
    > > in the station where we could meet? Greatly appreciate any advise.
    > > Thanks.
    >
    > Bercy is, I think, a suburban station and I can't believe the train for Rome
    > isn't from Gare de Lyon.

Bercy has

- overnight trains for Italy,
- trains for Burgundy
- no suburban trains.

Regards & X-post, ULF

None

Jonathan Morton writes:

    > I am catching a train from Paris-Bercy to Rome next month. My question
    > is: I could not find Paris-Bercy on any of the several maps that I
    > have. The closest I could come to a train station was Gare de Lyon
    > (near Boulevard de Bercy?). Can someone tell me how to locate this
    > station?

If your map goes out to the south/southeast of the Gare de Lyon, follow the
tracks out of that station. When you get down to the point where the Pont de
Bercy crosses the Seine to connect the Blvd. de Bercy with the Left Bank,
you should find the (large) Palace Omnisports, and next to it, with a couple
of train tracks, the (small) Gare de Bercy.

    > Also I am supposed to meet with some people at Paris-Bercy (tour
    > group). Is there a meeting point or some easily recognisable landmark
    > in the station where we could meet? Greatly appreciate any advise.
    > Thanks.

It's a small station (yes, it was once for suburban trains, and it will
certainly not win any architectural awards) whose principal use is to
relieve congestion from the Gare de Lyon. There are minimal facilities
there, one main waiting room, and nothing particularly "identifiable." Even
the SNCF site,
http://www.voyages-sncf.com/info_res...aris_Bercy.htm ,
which presumably would "talk up" the station, doesn't show much in the way
of services - convenience store and a travel agent.

Erwan David

"None" wrote :

    > It's a small station (yes, it was once for suburban trains, and it will
    > certainly not win any architectural awards) whose principal use is to
    > relieve congestion from the Gare de Lyon. There are minimal facilities
    > there, one main waiting room, and nothing particularly "identifiable." Even
    > the SNCF site,

Not suburban, it was built as a station for trains carrying
automobiles with passengers.

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Monde de merde

Bd2x

jcoulter wrote in message news:...
    > [email protected] (bd2x) wrote in
    > news:[email protected]:
    >
    >
    >
    > > later.
    > >
    > > So I need a landmark at the Gare de Lyon to meet my group. Any help
    > > will be appreciated. Thanks again.
    > >
    >
    > If you know the train on which they will arrive, you could stand at the end
    > of the voie (track) and wait, otherwise Gare de Lyon is so large that I
    > would advise meeting in front of the Mercure hotel at the entrance. (Or in
    > teh lobby in the event of inclement weather.

I like the idea of waiting at the end of the track - that way we cant
miss. However, can a non-ticket holder (me) have access to that point?
Just want to make sure that my (aged) family members dont have any
confusion whatsoever about the rendezvous point. Thanks.

Jcoulter

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    > jcoulter wrote in message
    > news:...
    >> [email protected] (bd2x) wrote in
    >> news:[email protected]:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> > later.
    >> >
    >> > So I need a landmark at the Gare de Lyon to meet my group. Any help
    >> > will be appreciated. Thanks again.
    >> >
    >>
    >> If you know the train on which they will arrive, you could stand at
    >> the end of the voie (track) and wait, otherwise Gare de Lyon is so
    >> large that I would advise meeting in front of the Mercure hotel at
    >> the entrance. (Or in teh lobby in the event of inclement weather.
    >
    > I like the idea of waiting at the end of the track - that way we cant
    > miss. However, can a non-ticket holder (me) have access to that point?
    > Just want to make sure that my (aged) family members dont have any
    > confusion whatsoever about the rendezvous point. Thanks.
    >

You can get on the train without a ticket! (not reccomended unless you
are ready to pay a fine or find the conductor first and purchase one)