Gare de Lille-Flandres
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Lille-Flandres is the main station of the city of Lille
, France
. It is a terminus for SNCF
Intercity
and regional
trains and was named Flandres in 1993 when Lille-Europe station opened.
The station was built by Léonce Reynaud and Sydney Dunnett for the CF du Nord
. Construction begun in 1869 and ended in 1892. The station front is the old front from Paris' Gare du Nord
and was dismantled then reassembled in Lille at the end of the XIXth century, and extra storey as well as a large clock were added to the original design. Dunnett added the Hôtel des Voyageurs in 1887, and the rooftop in 1892.
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is a terminus for SNCF
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
Intercity
Inter-city rail
Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.There is no precise definition of inter-city rail. Its meaning may vary from country to country...
and regional
Regional rail
Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city center, and the middle to outer suburbs beyond 15km and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis...
trains and was named Flandres in 1993 when Lille-Europe station opened.
The station was built by Léonce Reynaud and Sydney Dunnett for the CF du Nord
Chemin de Fer du Nord
Chemin de Fer du Nord , often referred to simply as the Nord company, was a rail transport company created in September 1845, in Paris, France. It was owned by among others de Rothschild Frères of France, N M Rothschild & Sons of London, England, Hottinger, Laffitte and Blount...
. Construction begun in 1869 and ended in 1892. The station front is the old front from Paris' Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord
Paris Nord is one of the six large terminus railway stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris, France. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including Paris Métro and RER...
and was dismantled then reassembled in Lille at the end of the XIXth century, and extra storey as well as a large clock were added to the original design. Dunnett added the Hôtel des Voyageurs in 1887, and the rooftop in 1892.