Lille-Europe
SNCF Eurostar
Lille Europe railway station
General information
LocationLille, Hauts-de-France
France
Line(s)TGV
Eurostar
Thalys
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
ArchitectJean-Marie Duthilleul
Other information
Station code87223263
IATA: XDB[1]
History
Opened1994
Passengers
7,195,331[2]
Services
Preceding station 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.

Trains between the three capitals of London, Brussels, and Paris pass through Lille
Eurostar services
Dortmund
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Dortmund Stadtbahn
Essen
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Essen Stadtbahn
Duisburg
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Duisburg Stadtbahn
w:Nederlandse Spoorwegen Deutsche Bahn
Amsterdam
Düsseldorf Airport Düsseldorf Airport
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
w:Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Schiphol Airport
Düsseldorf
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
w:Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Rotterdam
Cologne
Deutsche Bahn Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn Cologne Stadtbahn
Netherlands
Belgium
Aachen
Deutsche Bahn
w:Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Antwerp
Germany
Belgium
Liège
Deutsche Bahn
National Rail London Underground
London
UK
France
enlarge… Channel Tunnel
Brussels
w:Nederlandse Spoorwegen TGV Deutsche Bahn Brussels Metro
SNCF
Lille-Europe
Belgium
France
TGV TER Paris Métro RER Transilien
Paris
TGV RER Charles de Gaulle Airport
Charles de Gaulle
Airport
TGV RER
Marne-la-Vallée–
Chessy
summer/winter
seasonal service
TGV TER Renfe
Valence
Chambéry
TGV TER
Deutsche Bahn TGV TER Renfe
Avignon
Albertville
TGV TER
Deutsche Bahn TGV Renfe
Aix-en-Provence
Moûtiers
TGV TER
Deutsche Bahn TGV TER Renfe
Marseille
Aime-La Plagne
TGV TER
Landry
TGV TER
Bourg-Saint-Maurice
TGV TER

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:

  • International high-speed services (Eurostar Blue) London – Lille – Brussels – Amsterdam
  • International high-speed services (Eurostar Blue) London – Lille – Paris
  • High-speed services (TGV) Calais – Lille – Paris
  • High-speed services (TGV) (Rang-du-Fliers -) Boulogne – Calais – Lille – Paris
  • High-speed services (TGV) Dunkerque – Lille – Paris
  • High-speed services (TGV) Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille
  • High-speed services (TGV) Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier
  • High-speed services (TGV) Lille – Aéroport CDG – Tours – Poitiers – Bordeaux
  • High-speed services (TGV) Lille – Aéroport CDG – Le Mans – Rennes
  • High-speed services (TGV) Lille – Aéroport CDG – Le Mans – Angers – Nantes
  • High-speed services (TGV) Lille – Arras – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier
  • High-speed services (TGV) Lille – Arras – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille
  • International high-speed services (TGV) Brussels – Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille
  • International high-speed services (TGV) Brussels – Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier – Perpignan
  • High-speed regional services (TER GV) Dunkirk – Lille
  • High-speed regional services (TER GV) Rang-du-Fliers – Boulogne – Calais – Lille

Ouibus

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

Coach services from Lille are:

  • Paris – Lille
  • Paris – Lille – Brussels
  • Paris – Lille – Amsterdam
  • Paris – Lille – London

See also

Notes

    References

    1. Airport information for Gare de Lille Europe at Transport Search website.
    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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