Caen, Gare de l'Ouest or Gare Calvados, is the main and now only station serving the city of Caen

Caen

Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....

. The station stands on the main line from Paris to Cherbourg and although it mainly is an intercity station many regional trains use the station. Typical services link Caen to Lisieux

Gare Principale Lisieux

is the main station for the town of Lisieux and was built by CF de l'Ouest in 1855. The station is built in a Y shape and is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway main line from Paris to Caen and Cherbourg. The station is also served by trains to Trouville-Deauville...

, Evreux

Gare de Evreux Embranchement

Évreux-Normandie is the train station for the town of Évreux, Eure, France. It was built by CF de l'Ouest in 1887 ....

, Paris

Gare Saint-Lazare

Paris Saint-Lazare is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris. It is the second busiest in Paris, behind the Gare du Nord, handling 274,000 passengers each day.-History:...

, Rouen

Gare de Rouen Rue Verte

Rouen-Rive-Droite is a large station serving the city of Rouen, in northern France. The station is on Rue Verte in the north of the city. Services are mainly intercity but many services are local...

, St Lô, Rennes

Gare de Rennes

Rennes railway station is situated in the town centre of Rennes, France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest, Rennes–Saint-Malo and the Rennes–Redon railways....

, Bayeux

Gare de Bayeux

Gare de Bayeux is the station for the town of Bayeux, Calvados. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway. It is a small station with trains to Cherbourg, Caen and Paris as well as regional trains to Rennes .-References:*...

 and Lison

Gare de Lison

Gare de Lison is a railway station serving the town Lison, Calvados department, northwestern France.It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway and the Lison–Lamballe railway.-Services:-References:*...

. The station opened in 1857 with the arrival of the CF de l'Ouest

Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest

The Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest , often referred to simply as L'Ouest or Ouest, was an early French railway company.- Birth of the company :...

 line from Paris. The station was rebuilt by Henri Pacon in 1934.

Services

The following services call at Caen:

• intercity services (Intercités) Caen - Alençon - Le Mans - Tours
• local services (TER Basse-Normandie) Caen - Alençon - Le Mans
• local services (TER Basse-Normandie) Caen - Lisieux - Bernay - Rouen
• local services (TER Basse-Normandie) Caen - Lison - Saint-Lô - Avranches - Rennes

See also

• Gare de Caen Saint-Martin
  Gare de Caen Saint-Martin
  Saint Martin, was the main station on the CF Caen-Mer and the terminus of the line for trains from Courseulles and Luc-sur-Mer.The station and line opened on 30 June 1875, with a spur linking it to the CF de l'Ouest opened on 12 September 1877...
  
   (Caen à la Mer)
• Gare de Caen Saint-Pierre (CF du Calvados)