Gare de Lille Europe

Lille Europe
Lille Europe railway station
Location	Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais,  France
Line(s)	TGV Eurostar Thalys
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
History
Opened	1994

Lille Europe is a railway station in Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. It is situated on the LGV Nord High Speed railway. The station is primarily used for high-speed Eurostar and TGV services although some (high-speed) regional trains also call at the station.

Eurostar services
Legend
0:00 London St Pancras 0:14 Ebbsfleet International 0:29 Ashford International 0:31 Channel Tunnel(UK–France border) 0:51 0:55 Calais-Fréthun 1:22 Lille-Europe France–Belgium border 2:01 Brussels-South 2:16 Paris Gare du Nord 2:40 Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy (Disneyland) Seasonal & extended services 4:41 Lyon-Part-Dieu 5:49 Avignon TGV 6:27 Marseille-Saint-Charles 7:12 Moûtiers 7:30 Aime-La Plagne(set down only) 7:51 Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Times shown are fastest timetabled journey from St Pancras.

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. There is a 500m walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on the Lille Metro.

For travellers from the United Kingdom to popular 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.

Trains between the three capitals of London, Brussels and Paris pass through Lille

Train services

The following services call at Lille Europe:

• International High speed services (Eurostar) London - Lille - Brussels
• International High speed services (Eurostar) London - Lille - Marne-la-Vallee (Disneyland Paris)
• International High speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Antwerp - Brussels - Lille
• 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 - Cannes - Nice
• High speed services (TGV) Lille - Aéroport CDG - Lyon - Nîmes - Montpellier - Toulouse
• High speed services (TGV) Lille - Aéroport CDG - Tours - 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 - Nice
• 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

iDBus

Since 23 July 2012, SNCF's international coach network, iDBus, serves Lille Europe.

Coach services from Lille are:

• Paris - Lille
• Paris - Lille - Brussels
• Paris - Lille - Amsterdam
• Paris - Lille - London

See also

• Gare de Lille Flandres

References

• Timetables TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais (French)

Coordinates: 50°38′22″N 3°04′31″E / 50.63944°N 3.07528°E / 50.63944; 3.07528

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