| Lens railway station Gare de Lens |
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| Station statistics | ||
| Address | Place du général de Gaulle 62300 Lens |
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| Lines | Arras-Dunkirk railway | |
| Other information | ||
| Opened | 1927 | |
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz | |
| Owned by | SNCF | |
| Services | ||
| TGV TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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Lens railway station (French: Gare de Lens) is a railway station in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France. The building was built in 1926-1927 to resemble a steam locomotive with a 23 metre high tower as the chimney. The architect was Urbain Cassan. In December 1984 it was listed as a French National Heritage Site (Monument historique).[1]
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
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Béthune
toward Dunkerque
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TGV |
toward Paris-Nord
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Loos-en-Gohelle
toward Dunkerque
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TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 6 |
Avion
toward Arras
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Loos-en-Gohelle
toward Calais-Ville
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TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 7 | |||
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Pont-de-Sallaumines
toward Lille-Flandres
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TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 13 | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 21 |
Pont-de-Sallaumines
toward Valenciennes
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| Terminus | TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 23 |
Sallaumines
toward Lille-Flandres
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