Lille-Europe station

Lille-Europe
Lille Europe railway station
General information
Location	Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
Line(s)	TGV Eurostar Thalys
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Architect	Jean-Marie Duthilleul
Other information
Station code	IATA: XDB
History
Opened	1994
Passengers
7,195,331

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. There is a 400 m (1,300 ft) walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on the Lille Metro.

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

Eurostar services
Dortmund Essen Duisburg Düsseldorf Airport Amsterdam Centraal Düsseldorf Schiphol Airport Cologne Rotterdam Centraal Aachen Netherlands Belgium Germany Belgium Antwerpen-Centraal Liège London Brussels Channel Tunnel UK France Belgium France Lille Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Marne-la-Vallée– Chessy summer seasonal service   winter seasonal service (discontinued) Valence TGV Chambéry Avignon TGV Albertville Aix-en-Provence TGV Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains Marseille-Saint-Charles Aime-La Plagne Landry Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Direct cross-Channel service available Direct cross-Channel service not available

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.

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-Vallée (Disneyland Paris)
• International high-speed services (Thalys) Amsterdam - Rotterdam -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
• 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

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Ouibus

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

Coach services from Lille are:

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

See also

• Lille-Flandres station

External links

• Lille-Europe station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)
• Timetables TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais (in French)