Lens (French: Gare de Lens) is a railway station in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France. The building was built in 1926–1927 to resemble a steam locomotive with a 23-metre-high (75 ft) tower as the chimney. The architect was Urbain Cassan. In December 1984 it was listed as a French National Heritage Site (Monument historique).[1]
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.JPG) The station building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Place du général de Gaulle 62300 Lens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°25′36″N 2°49′40″E / 50.426651°N 2.82786°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Arras-Dunkirk railway, Lens–Don - Sainghin railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87345025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services edit
The station is served by high speed trains to Paris and regional trains to Lille, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Calais and Dunkerque.[2]
References edit
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- ^ Base Mérimée: Notice no PA00108328, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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