Austerlitz, Gare d'

   The principal Paris railway terminus serving routes to the south west, a segment stretching from Toulouse to the Loire Valley. A significant proportion of long distance express traffic was removed from the Gare d'Austerlitz from 1989 onwards, following the opening of the south western TGV line, that terminates at Gare Montparnasse. Austerlitz is the name of one of the famous military victories of Napoleon, in 1805.