Lille-Europe station (French: ''Gare de Lille-Europe'') is a
SNCF
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...
railway station in
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
, France, on the
LGV Nord
The Ligne à Grande Vitesse Nord (North High-Speed Line), typically shortened to LGV Nord, is a French -long high-speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille.
With a maximum speed ...
high-speed railway. The station is primarily used for international
Eurostar
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and long-distance SNCF
TGV
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services, although some high-speed
regional trains
Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are public transport, passenger rail transport, rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail ...
also call at the station.
The station was built in 1993 to be used as a through station for trains between the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as French TGV services, except those coming from
Paris
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which normally terminate at
Lille-Flandres. There is a walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on the
Lille Metro
The Lille Metro (french: Métro de Lille) is a driverless light metro system located in Lille, France. It was opened on 25 April 1983 and was the first to use the VAL (french: véhicule automatique léger, en, light automated vehicle) syst ...
.
Connections
For travellers from the United Kingdom to destinations not served directly by
Eurostar
Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service connecting the United Kingdom with France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Most Eurostar trains travel through the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France, owned and operated sep ...
, connections are available here on trains towards
Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris is an entertainment resort in Chessy, France, east of Paris. It encompasses two theme parks, resort hotels, Disney Nature Resorts, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, and a golf course. Disneyland Park is the origin ...
,
Charles de Gaulle International Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest intern ...
,
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
,
Valence, then
Avignon
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,
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...
,
Marseille St. Charles (and also on to
Cannes
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and
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
); and
Nîmes
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,
Montpellier
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and
Perpignan
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.
After the 'Additional Protocol to the Sangatte Protocol' was signed by France and the United Kingdom on 29 May 2000,
juxtaposed controls
Juxtaposed controls (in french: link=no, bureaux à contrôles nationaux juxtaposés, or ; in nl, link=no, kantoren waar de nationale controles van beide landen naast elkaar geschieden) are a reciprocal arrangement between Belgium, France, the ...
were set up in the station.
Eurostar
Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service connecting the United Kingdom with France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Most Eurostar trains travel through the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France, owned and operated sep ...
passengers travelling to the UK clear exit checks from the
Schengen Area
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(carried out by the
French Border Police
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** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...
) as well as UK entry checks (conducted by the
UK Border Force
Border Force (BF) is a law-enforcement command within the Home Office, responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in the United Kingdom. The force was part of the now defunct UK Border Agency from its estab ...
) in the station before boarding their train.
Train services
The following services call at Lille Europe:
*International high-speed services (''
Eurostar
Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service connecting the United Kingdom with France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Most Eurostar trains travel through the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France, owned and operated sep ...
'') London – Lille – Brussels – Amsterdam
*International high-speed services (''Eurostar'') London – Lille – Marne-la-Vallée (Disneyland Paris)
*International high-speed services (''
Thalys
Thalys (French: ) is a French-Belgian high-speed train operator originally built around the LGV Nord high-speed line between Paris and Brussels. This track is shared with Eurostar trains that go from Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam to London via Li ...
'') Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussels – Lille
*High-speed services (''
TGV
The TGV (french: Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train"; previously french: TurboTrain à Grande Vitesse, label=none) is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF. SNCF worked on a high-speed rail network from 1966 to 19 ...
'') Calais – Lille – Paris
*High-speed services (''TGV'') (Rang-du-Fliers -) Boulogne – Calais – Lille – Paris
*High-speed services (''TGV'') Dunkerque – Lille – Paris
*High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille
*High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier
*High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Tours – Poitiers – Bordeaux
*High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Le Mans – Rennes
*High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Le Mans – Angers – Nantes
*High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Arras – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier
*High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Arras – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille
*International high-speed services (''TGV'') Brussels – Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille
*International high-speed services (''TGV'') Brussels – Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier – Perpignan
*High-speed regional services (''TER GV'') Dunkirk – Lille
*High-speed regional services (''TER GV'') Rang-du-Fliers – Boulogne – Calais – Lille
Ouibus
Since 23 July 2012, SNCF's international coach network,
Ouibus
BlaBlaCar Bus, formerly BlaBlaBus, Ouibus or iDBUS, operates coach services in Europe. Currently, BlaBlaCar Bus serves Aix-en-Provence, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Genoa, Lille, London, Lyon, Marseille, Milan, Nice, Paris, Paris Charles de G ...
, serves Lille Europe.
Coach services from Lille are:
*Paris – Lille
*Paris – Lille – Brussels
*Paris – Lille – Amsterdam
*Paris – Lille – London
See also
*
Lille-Flandres station
Lille-Flandres station ( French: ''Gare de Lille-Flandres'', Dutch: ''Rijsel Vlaanderen'') 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 d ...
Notes
References
External links
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Transport in Lille
Buildings and structures in Lille
Lille-Europe
Lille-Europe station (French: ''Gare de Lille-Europe'') is a SNCF railway station in Lille, France, on the LGV Nord high-speed railway. The station is primarily used for international Eurostar and long-distance SNCF TGV services, although some h ...
Railway stations in Nord (French department)
Railway stations in France opened in 1994
French railway stations with juxtaposed controls