This a very small train station. Pretty interior…read more Enjoyed our visit.

From the owner: Station de Cristalis et gare TER La station est située sur la ligne C3 reliant la gare Saint-Paul à…read moreVaul-en-Velin la Grappinière. La gare Saint-Paul est également une gare TER. La gare permet notamment aux habitants de l'Ouest lyonnais de rejoindre le centre ville et le Vieux Lyon. Elle marque géographiquement le nord et la fin du quartier historique du Vieux Lyon.

I actually enjoyed that this station was kind of small with the exception that there aren't enough…read moreplaces to sit. However, this is something I've noticed in a lot of train stations, both in the eastern US and where I've been in Europe. We were lucky enough to get seats right away, so we planted down and took shifts getting food and snacks for the train. There are a lot of places to get a snack here, and there are even some stores selling product but the one thing I found odd was that none of the stores sold toiletries. And yes, I went to all the stores, including two of the same store just on opposite sides of the station. Once our track number was posted (and the boards here were clear and large so you could really see where you had to go) it was easy to take the escalator up and wait for your train topside.

Quality/Quantity - Serves me right, I just wrote a positive review that I have figured out the…read moretransportation system in France and boy was I wrong... Taking the train here from Paris (pre paid tickets months ago), we ended up on the wrong section of the train, actually on the wrong train?!?! They connected two trains together; I guess there was a huge demand today. So where was the sign that said my seats were in the front/first train...? Or in the rear second train...? Of course, now my wife and I are separated... My poor wife sat next to a sick coughing person. Glad I keep an extra N95 mask in my bag for emergencies like this. And I sat next to a woman on her phone talking for almost the entire 2 hour train ride... I think her battery and extended battery both died on this ride, lol. And to make matters worse, the people that the seats belonged to had a huge group, standing in the aisles, talking, rubbing their backs against my arm. On the train ride back, we went out of our way to confirm that we were on the correct train and seats! Ambiance - Was good, until we realized that we were in the wrong train and that there were two trains connected to each other. Service - NONE!! When we went to complain, the conductor said just to sit (or stand) anywhere... Good luck Price - 188 Euros, $229 US; not worth it for our experience. And this was a discounted price because we bought months in advance. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success.

A wonderful way to get from Lyon to Paris in just over 2 hours…read more First class seats are very spacious, with nice recline and a small footrest. Second class seats are on the lower level. First class seats are upstairs. Stairs to the first class seats are wide and not steep! Usually, I don't like facing backwards, but this is so smooth, I am not feeling any nausea while riding backwards.

It's a small train station in Lyon, which I prefer since I don't like any large crowds. Booking…read moreOuigo in advance is helpful because of the assigned seating. It is pretty organized here versus the chaos in Paris! Grab a bite at Paul bakery before boarding. Pretty cool to go on a bullet train in Europe!

Beautiful train station. Lyon airport is located a quite distance from the downtown. I took a taxi…read morefrom the airport in the past (I thought it was about €70) and traveling by train is a great option to have going to the downtown Lyon. Cost was €15 one way. Ticket machine takes cash but the bill has to be €20 or less. I only had €50 and €100 with me at that time, I had to borrow cash from my colleague. They have free wifi but it was a bit weak. Kept getting logged off but managed to send some emails. Train station was very clean, hardly any people. I really liked the designed of the train station, I spent most of the time taking pictures. Speaking on pictures, I was fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the Mont Blanc from here. It is believed that if you can see the Mont Blanc clearly, it is about to rain. Sure enough it rained as soon as we arrived at the downtown Lyon. Train ride was comfortable. They have free wifi on the train, got some work done during a short ride.

From the owner: L'architecture ferroviaire du XIXème siècle La gare de Châteaucreux est l'un des fleurons de…read morel'architecture industrielle stéphanoise. Cette station est née en 1858 de la liaison entre les deux premières voies ferrées françaises, Saint Etienne-Andrézieux et Saint Etienne-Lyon, achevée par Marc Seguin en 1832. Le mariage du métal et de la brique donne fière allure à ce monument témoin de la grande architecture ferroviaire du 19 ème siècle. Elle est désormais desservie par la ligne 5 du tramway, qui la relie au centre-ville.