Lens station
Lens (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 (75 ft) tower as the chimney. The architect was Urbain Cassan. In December 1984 it was listed as a French National Heritage Site (Monument historique).[1]
Lens railway station | |
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.JPG) The station building | |
| Location | Place du général de Gaulle 62300 Lens |
| Coordinates | 50.426651°N 2.82786°E |
| Owned by | SNCF |
| Line(s) | Arras-Dunkirk railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz |
| Services | |
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TGV TER Hauts-de-France | |
Services
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
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Béthune toward Dunkerque | TGV | toward Paris-Nord |
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Loos-en-Gohelle toward Hazebrouck | TER Hauts-de-France 6 | Avion toward Arras |
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| Terminus | TER Hauts-de-France 7 | Sallaumines toward Lille-Flandres |
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Pont-de-Sallaumines toward Lille-Flandres | TER Hauts-de-France 18 | Terminus |
References
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- Ministère de la Culture, base Mérimée, " Notice no PA00108328"
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