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The Great Railway Stations of Paris (Paperback)
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The Great Railway Stations of Paris (Paperback)
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Since the opening of the Channel Tunnel and its associated
high-speed lines, it is now possible to travel by train from London
to Paris in about two hours. For many passengers, arrival at the
Gare du Nord is their first experience of the French capital. Yet
this great station is just one of seven surviving city centre
termini, each one served by trains linking Paris with a different
part of France. In words and pictures this book aims to chart the
history of these Parisian landmarks, explore their magnificent
architecture, and take a look at their train services and passenger
facilities. Vintage postcards, twentieth-century photographs and
modern digital images capture the changing face of the stations as
they have evolved from the steam age to modern traction and TGV
high-speed services and as they have been modernised to cater for
the needs of today's passengers. Above all, the pictures show how
these stations are thronged with people - commuters, long-distance
passengers, overnight travellers - needing to buy tickets, obtain
information, consume refreshments, find the right train, or just
wait around amid all the architectural grandeur, a perfect mix of
art and humanity.
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