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Lille-Flandres station ( French: ''Gare de Lille-Flandres'',
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.
Official website SNCB/NMBS
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: ''Rijsel Vlaanderen'') is the main 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 ...
of 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 region, the prefecture of the N ...
, capital of French Flanders
French Flanders (french: La Flandre française) is a part of the historical County of Flanders in present-day France where a dialect of Dutch language, Dutch was or still is traditionally spoken. The region lies in the modern-day region of Hauts ...
. It is a terminus for SNCF Intercity
InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at m ...
and regional
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trains. It opened in 1842 as the ''Gare de 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 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 ...
.
Construction
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 is served by the following services: *High speed services (''TGV'') Paris - Lille *High speed services (''TGV'') Paris - Lille - Tourcoing *Intercity services (NMBS/SNCB) Antwerp - Ghent - Kortrijk - Mouscron - Lille *Intercity services (NMBS/SNCB) Tournai - Lille *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Douai - Arras - Paris *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Douai - Cambrai - St-Quentin *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Douai - Arras - Amiens - Rouen *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Béthune - Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Lens *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Valenciennes - Maubeuge - Jeumont *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Valenciennes - Charleville-Mézières *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Hazebrouck - Dunkerque *Regional services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - Hazebrouck - Calais *Local services (''TER Hauts-de-France'') Lille - TournaiSNCB/NMBS
SNCB/NMBS Belgian Railways trains also run from here to: Courtrai/Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.
It is the capital and large ...
for example on Belgian railway line 75
The Belgian railway line 75 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Ghent with Kortrijk and the French border near Mouscron. It was opened between 1839 and 1842. Beyond Mouscron the line continues onto Gare Lille Flandres in the French city of Li ...
.
See also
*Lille-Europe station
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 hi ...
* Euralille
References
External links
*Official website SNCB/NMBS
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