Lille-Flandres Station

Lille-Flandres Station (Gare de Lille-Flandres)

Lille-Flandres station,or in French: Gare de Lille-Flandres, or in 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 de Lille, but was renamed in 1993 when Lille Europe station opened. There is a 500 metres (1,600 ft) walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on one of the lines of the Lille Metro.

Lille-Flandres Station 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.

Lille-Flandres Station 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/Kortrijk for example on Belgian railway line 75.

Lille-Flandres Station Overview

Lille-Flandres Station Location:
Place des Buisses
59000 Lille
Nord
France
Lille-Flandres Station Coordinates: 50°38′11″N 3°4′15″E
Lille-Flandres Station Line(s): Paris–Lille railway
Lille-Flandres Station Platforms: 9
Lille-Flandres Station Tracks: 17
Lille-Flandres Station Station Code: 87286005
Lille-Flandres Station Opened: 1842
Lille-Flandres Station Passengers: 19,504,803
Lille-Flandres Station Coordinates: 50°38′11″N 3°4′15″E

Lille–Fontinettes Railway Route Map

km

            LGV Nord to Paris & Brussels
            to Charleville-Mézières
            Line 94 to Tournai
            Paris–Lille railway
            to Amiens and Béthune
0.0       Lille Flandres
            Line 75 to Kortrijk
            La Madeleine
            to Comines
            Saint-André-lez-Lille
            LGV Nord to Lille-Europe
            to Haubourdin
            LGV Nord to Calais-Fréthun
20.1    Armentières
            Arras–Dunkirk railway
            to Béthune
46.4    Hazebrouck
           to Dunkerque
           Ebblinghem
           Renescure
           to Hesdigneul
66.4   Saint-Omer
           Coudekerque-Branche– to Dunkirk
           Fontinettes railway
           Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais– to Anvin
104.9 Les Fontinettes
           Calais St. Pierre
           Calais-Ville
           Calais-Maritime
           to Channel Tunnel and London
           to Eurotunnel Calais Terminal
           Calais-Fréthun
           Boulogne–Calais railway
           to Boulogne
           LGV Nord to Lille