Gare de Lille Flandres

Not to be confused with Lilloise Flanders.
Lille Flandres

The exterior of Gare de Lille Flandres
Location Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Coordinates 50°38′11″N 3°4′15″E / 50.63639°N 3.07083°E / 50.63639; 3.07083Coordinates: 50°38′11″N 3°4′15″E / 50.63639°N 3.07083°E / 50.63639; 3.07083
Line(s) Paris–Lille railway
History
Opened 1842

Lille Flandres is the main railway station of Lille, capital of French Flanders. It is a terminus for SNCF Intercity and regional trains. It opened in 1842 as the Gare du Lille, but was renamed in 1993 when Lille Europe station opened. There is a 500m walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on one of the lines of the Lille Metro.

The station was built by Léonce Reynaud and Sydney Dunnett for the CF du Nord. Construction began in 1869 and ended in 1892. The station front is the old front from Paris' Gare du Nord and was dismantled then reassembled in Lille at the end of the 19th century; an extra storey, as well as a large clock, were added to the original design. Dunnett added the Hôtel des Voyageurs in 1887, and the rooftop in 1892.

Services

The station concourse

The station is served by the following services:

Gare de Lille Flanders
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Terminus
TGV
Croix-Wasquehal
toward Tourcoing
TerminusTER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 1
Croix-Wasquehal
toward Antwerp or Ostend
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 3
Lezennes
toward Liège
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 4
Lezennes
toward Orchies
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 5
La Madeleine
toward Comines
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 8
La Madeleine
toward Dunkerque
La Madeleine
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 12Terminus
TerminusTER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 13
Ronchin
toward Lens
Lille-Porte-de-Douai
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 15Terminus
TerminusTER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 16
Mont-de-Terre
toward Jeumont
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 17
Lesquin
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 19
toward Valenciennes or Lourches
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 20
toward Cambrai
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 22
Lille-Porte-de-Douai
toward Lens
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 23Terminus
Ronchin
toward Amiens
TER Picardie 1Terminus

Template:Calais-Lille Flandres

Legend
Calais Ville
Les Fontinettes
Pont-D'Ardres
Nortkerque
Ruminghem
Watten-Éperlecques
Saint-Omer
Hazebrouck / Hazebroek
Strazeele
Bailleul / Belle
Steenwerck
Nieppe
Armentières
Perenchies
Gare de Saint Andre
La Madeleine
Gare de Lille Flandres

SNCB/NMBS

SNCB/NMBS Belgian Railways trains also run from here to: Courtrai/Kortrijk for example on Belgian railway line 75.

NMBS/SNCB train approaching Lille Flandres.

See also

References

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