Lille-Flandres station (French: Gare de Lille-Flandres, 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
The exterior of Gare de Lille Flandres
General information
LocationPlace des Buisses
59000 Lille
Nord
France
Coordinates50°38′11″N 3°4′15″E / 50.63639°N 3.07083°E / 50.63639; 3.07083
Line(s)Paris–Lille railway
Platforms9
Tracks17
Other information
Station code87286005
History
Opened1842
Passengers
19,504,803[1]
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Paris-Nord
Terminus
TGV
Croix-Wasquehal
towards Tourcoing
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle
towards Quimper
TGV inOui
(Seasonal: summer)
Terminus
Preceding station Ouigo Following station
Terminus Ouigo TGV Haute-Picardie
towards Marseille
Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station
Douai
towards Paris-Nord
Krono
K12
Terminus
Terminus Krono
K40
Douai
Krono
K45
Douai
towards Rouen-RD
Lille-CHR Krono
K50
Terminus
Lille-CHR
towards Lens
Krono
K51
Terminus Krono
K60
Orchies
towards Jeumont
Krono
K61
Orchies
Armentières
towards Dunkerque
Krono
K70
Terminus
Armentières
towards Calais
Krono
K71
Terminus Krono
K80
Roubaix
towards Kortrijk
Citi
C40
Ronchin
towards Douai
Citi
C41
Seclin
towards Lens
Lille-Porte-de-Douai
towards Béthune
Citi
C50
Terminus
Lille-Porte-de-Douai
towards Lens
Citi
C51
Terminus Citi
C60
Mont-de-Terre
towards Valenciennes
La Madeleine
towards Hazebrouck
Citi
C70
Terminus
Terminus Proxi
P80
Croix-Wasquehal
towards Tourcoing
Proxi
P81
Lezennes
towards Tournai

Construction

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The station concourse

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

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Lille–Fontinettes railway
km
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.0
Lille Flandres
 
 
 
La Madeleine
 
 
 
Saint-André-lez-Lille
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
000.0
 
000.0
Lompret
 
Pérenchies
 
Prémesques
 
La Chapelle-d'Armentières
 
 
freight line to Wavrin
 
20.1
Armentières
 
000.0
 
 
000.0
freight line to La Gorgue
 
Nieppe
 
Steenwerck
 
Bailleul
 
Strazeele
 
 
 
 
 
46.4
Hazebrouck
 
 
 
 
 
Ebblinghem
 
Renescure
 
 
to Hesdigneul
 
66.4
Saint-Omer
 
000.0
 
Ruminghem
 
Audruicq
 
Nortkerque
 
 
 
 
 
Pont-d'Ardres
 
Les Attaques
 
Pont de Coulogne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
104.9
Les Fontinettes
 
 
 
Calais St. Pierre
 
 
 
 
Calais-Ville
 
 
Calais-Maritime
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Calais-Fréthun
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LGV Nord to Lille  
km

The station is served by the following services:[2]

  • 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

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

 
NMBS/SNCB train approaching Lille Flandres.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fréquentation en gares". SNCF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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