Lille-Europe station

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Lille-Europe
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Lille Europe railway station
General information
Location Lille, Hauts-de-France
France
Line(s) TGV
Eurostar
Thalys
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
Architect Jean-Marie Duthilleul
Other information
Station code87223263
IATA: XDB [1]
History
Opened1994
Passengers
7,195,331 [2]
Services
Preceding station Eurostar icon RDT (2023).svg Eurostar Following station
London
Terminus
Eurostar
Brussels-South
Paris-Nord
Terminus
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Terminus TGV
TGV Haute-Picardie
towards Bordeaux
TGV Haute-Picardie
towards Rennes
TGV Haute-Picardie
towards Nantes
TGV Haute-Picardie
towards Marseille
TGV Haute-Picardie
towards Montpellier
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle
Brussels-South
Terminus
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle
towards Nice-Ville
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle
towards Perpignan
Calais-Fréthun
towards Calais-Ville
TGV inOui
Paris-Nord
Terminus
Calais-Fréthun
Dunkerque
Terminus
Terminus TGV inOui
(Summer only)
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle
Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station
Arras
towards Amiens
Krono+ GV
K90+
Dunkerque
Terminus
Krono+ GV
K92+
Calais-Fréthun
Terminus
Krono+ GV
K94+
Calais-Fréthun

Lille-Europe station (French : Gare de Lille-Europe) is a SNCF railway station in Lille, France, on the LGV Nord high-speed railway. The station is primarily used for international Eurostar and long-distance SNCF TGV services, although some high-speed regional trains also call at the station. The station was built in 1993 to be used as a through station for trains between the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as French TGV services, except those coming from Paris which normally terminate at Lille-Flandres station. There is a 400-metre (1,300 ft) walking distance between the two stations, which are also connected by the Lille Metro and Lille tramway.

Contents

Trains between the three capitals of London, Brussels, and Paris pass through Lille LillePLBTriange-en.jpg
Trains between the three capitals of London, Brussels, and Paris pass through Lille
Eurostar services
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Dortmund
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Essen
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Duisburg
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Amsterdam
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Düsseldorf Airport BSicon FLUG.svg
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Düsseldorf
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Rotterdam
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Cologne
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Netherlands
Belgium
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Aachen
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Antwerp
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Germany
Belgium
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Liège
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London
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UK
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Brussels
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Lille
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Belgium
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Paris
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TGV.svg Paris transit icons - RER.svg   BSicon FLUG.svg
Charles de Gaulle
Airport
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Marne-la-Vallée–
Chessy
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summer/winter
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Valence
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Chambéry
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Avignon
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Albertville
TGV.svg Ter.svg
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Aix-en-Provence
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Moûtiers
TGV.svg Ter.svg
Logo Deutsche Bahn.svg TGV.svg Ter.svg Lgotipo de Renfe Operadora.svg
Marseille
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BSicon BHF.svg
Aime-La Plagne
TGV.svg Ter.svg
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Landry
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Bourg-Saint-Maurice
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Connections

For travellers from the United Kingdom to destinations not served directly by Eurostar, connections are available here on trains towards Disneyland Paris, Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Lyon, Valence, then Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille St. Charles (and also on to Cannes and Nice); and Nîmes, Montpellier and Perpignan.

After the 'Additional Protocol to the Sangatte Protocol' was signed by France and the United Kingdom on 29 May 2000, juxtaposed controls were set up in the station. Eurostar passengers travelling to the UK clear exit checks from the Schengen Area (carried out by the French Border Police) as well as UK entry checks (conducted by the UK Border Force) in the station before boarding their train. [3]

Train services

The following services call at Lille:

Ouibus

Since 23 July 2012, SNCF's international coach network, iDBUS (now BlaBlaBus), serves Lille Europe.

Coach services from Lille are:

See also

Notes

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    2. "Fréquentation en gares". SNCF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
    3. "Lords Hansard text for 16 March 2001 (210316-05)". Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords.

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