Lille-Flandres station ( French: ''Gare de Lille-Flandres'',

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: ''Rijsel Vlaanderen'') is the main

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, capital of

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. It is a terminus for

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and

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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

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Construction

Gare de Lille Flandres, France - July 2011

The station was built by

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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'

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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 - Tournai

SNCB/NMBS

SNCB/NMBS Belgian Railways trains also run from here to: Courtrai/

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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 ...

Lille - Voies en approche de la gare de Lille-Flandres (05)

References

External links

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Official website SNCB/NMBS
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lille Transport in Lille Buildings and structures in Lille Railway stations in Nord (French department) Railway stations in France opened in 1848

Construction

Services

SNCB/NMBS

See also

References

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