Lille-Flandres station explained

Lille-Flandres
Address:Place des Buisses
59000 Lille
Borough:Nord
Country:France
Coordinates:50.6364°N 3.0708°W
Line:Paris–Lille railway
Platform:9
Tracks:17
Opened:1842
Passengers:19,504,803[1]
Services Collapsible:yes

Lille-Flandres station (French: Gare de Lille-Flandres, Dutch; Flemish: 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 walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on one of the lines of the Lille Metro.

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:[2]

SNCB/NMBS

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fréquentation en gares. SNCF. 3 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France. www.ter.sncf.com. fr. 20 April 2022.