Lille-Europe station

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
h:mm
0:00
 London St Pancras
0:14
 Ebbsfleet International[note 1]
0:29
 Ashford International[note 1]
0:31
British portal
Channel Tunnel
UK
France
border
0:51
French portal
0:55
 Calais-Fréthun
1:22
 Lille-Europe
France
Belgium
border
2:01
 Brussels-South
Belgium
Netherlands
border
3:01
 Rotterdam Centraal
3:41
 Amsterdam Centraal
2:16
 Paris-Nord
2:40
 Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy
Seasonal and 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
Fastest timetabled journeys
from London St Pancras

Lille-Europe
Lille Europe railway station
LocationLille, Hauts-de-France
France
Line(s)TGV
Eurostar
Thalys
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
ArchitectJean-Marie Duthilleul
Other information
Station code87223263
IATA: XDB[1]
History
Opened1994
Passengers
7,195,331[2]
Services
Preceding station   Eurostar   Following station
Eurostar
Terminus
Terminus
SNCF
toward Calais
TGV
Terminus
Terminus
Terminus
toward Bordeaux
toward Rennes
toward Nantes
Terminus
toward Nice
toward Perpignan
toward Quimper
TGV inOui
(Seasonal: summer)
Terminus
Calais-Fréthun   TGV
TGV inter-regional
  TGV Haute
Picardie
Calais-Fréthun   TER GV
Lille–Calais–Boulogne		   Terminus
Thalys
TerminusThalys

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.[4]

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 - Poitiers - 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

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

Notes
  1. Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ebbsfleet and Ashford will not be served by Eurostar trains until 2022.[3]

References
  1. Airport information for Gare de Lille Europe at Transport Search website.
  2. "Fréquentation en gares". SNCF. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. "At the Stations". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. "Lords Hansard text for 16 March 2001 (210316-05)". Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords.

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