Vannes is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

Vannes Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic Era The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

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. The station was opened on 21 September 1862 is located on the

Savenay–Landerneau railway The railway from Savenay to Landerneau is an important French 245-kilometre long railway line. It is used for passenger (express, regional and suburban) and freight traffic. The railway was opened in several stages between 1862 and 1867. Route T ...

. Today, the station is served by TGV (high speed), Intercités (long distance) and TER (local) services operated by the SNCF.

Train services

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

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography Th ...

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...

, Nantes and Rennes.Le réseau de transport de la Région Bretagne
TER Bretagne, accessed 26 April 2022. File:Gare-Vannes-interieur-direction-Redon.JPG, Vannes station looking east File:Gare-Vannes-TGV-Lorient.jpg, TGV at Vannes

References

Railway stations in Morbihan TER Bretagne Railway stations in France opened in 1862 {{Brittany-railstation-stub