General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) station |
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Location
| Location: |
Lille, Nord (59), Hauts-de-France, France |
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| Address: | Place de la gare |
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| Coordinates: | 50° 38' 11" N 3° 4' 15" E |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
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 500m walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on one of the lines of the Lille Metro.
Construction
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.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Lille-Flandres station" and modified on June 3, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1999): Le Patrimoine de la SNCF et des chemins de fer français (2 Tomes). Flohic Editions, Paris (France), pp. 243.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20014376 - Published on:
15/11/2004 - Last updated on:
29/07/2014
