Rennes station (

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: ''Gare de Rennes'') is situated in the town centre of

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

, France. It is situated on the

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, Rennes–Saint-Malo and the

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s. The station at Rennes was opened in 1857 and was situated a significant walking distance from the city centre. However, since that date the town has expanded and now the station lies in the central part of the city. It has access to

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on the

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, a two-hour trip; and serves

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

with regular trains to Brest,

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Quimper Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the ...

and

Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo language, Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany. The Fortification, walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth ...

. Train service is available to other cities in France such as

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and

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. The station also has a direct train service to

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once every day. It is served by the ''Gares'' station of both lines of the

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Train Services

The station is served by high-speed trains to Quimper, Brest and Paris, and regional trains to

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, Laval,

Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc (, Breton language, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo language, Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. History ...

and Granville.Le réseau de transport de la Région Bretagne
TER Bretagne, accessed 26 April 2022.Rechercher une fiche horaire
TER Pays de la Loire, accessed 16 May 2022.Carte des lignes régionales de transport des Pays de la Loire
TER Pays de la Loire, accessed 16 May 2022.

Public Transport Services

The station is served by Lines A and B of the

. It is also served by several bus lines: C1, C2, 11, 12, and 63.

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* Buildings and structures in Rennes Railway stations in Ille-et-Vilaine TER Bretagne Railway stations in France opened in 1857 {{Brittany-railstation-stub

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Public Transport Services

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