Lille-Flandres station

Lille-Flandres
The exterior of Gare de Lille Flandres
General information
Location	Place des Buisses 59000 Lille Nord France
Coordinates	50°38′11″N 3°4′15″E / 50.63639°N 3.07083°E / 50.63639; 3.07083
Line(s)	Paris–Lille railway
Platforms	9
Tracks	17
Other information
Station code	87286005
History
Opened	1842
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 towards Saint-Quentin Krono K45 Douai towards Rouen-RD Lille-CHR towards Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Krono K50 Terminus Lille-CHR towards Lens Krono K51 Terminus Krono K60 Orchies towards Jeumont Krono K61 Orchies towards Charleville-Mézières 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

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.