The Gare Lille Flandres !!!

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Again,the story continues, It took me a while , worse when you have family about an hour from the city. But often said, living and visiting are two different things . When in the area stay with family and this time again,however, did it in reverse order, when to see Lille and its sights, (stay tune for posts), and then went to see family. Therefore, let me tell you about the Gare Lille Flandres !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Lille Gare de Lille Flandres front oct23

The Gare Lille-Flandres train station is at the end of the Paris-Nord line in Lille. It is the main station of the city of Lille, located in the city center, in the department of Nord 59, in the Hauts-de-France region of my belle France. The term Flanders was attached to its name in 1993, during the opening of the nearby Lille-Europe station. This choice is due to its location in French Flanders. It was put into service in 1848. It is an SNCF station, served by TGVs (TGV inOui and Ouigo), InterCity (SNCB) and regional express trains (TER Hauts-de-France network). Lille-Flandres station is the largest TER station in France outside Paris. It is located in a cul-de-sac, in the Lille-Centre district, at 21 meters above sea level. It is close to the Lille-Europe train station (see post), almost 500 meters away. It serves the majority of the former Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.

Lille Gare de Lille Flandres trains oct23

The Flandres Lille train station has a large hall of riveted lattice structure following the “de Dion three-point” framework model, named after its inventor Henri de Dion who put it into practice in the hall of the Universal Exhibition’s machine gallery.of 1878. Intermediate form between the gable frame and the arch frame, it has a span of 65.36 meters, which is the largest built in France. It has sixteen one-piece cast iron trusses. Its dimensions of 27.15 meters in height, 160 meters in length and a width equal to the span, allow it to cover a floor area of 4,200 meters

Lille Gare de Lille Flandres public transports oct23

In May 1993, the first TGV from Paris arrived at Lille-Flandres train station. A metal footbridge, equipped with fixed and mechanical staircases, serves all of the platforms, and also makes it possible to add two entrances to the station (center commercial Euralille,(see post) , and rue de Tournai, Lille-Flandres train station became, with the arrival of the first VAL metro in 1983-1984, a traffic hub. It is served by lines 1 and 2 of the metro, by lines R and T of the tram, by bus lines L5, L90, L91 and L91 Express (Lianes), 9, 10, 14, 50, 51, 86, 88 and N1 (night line) as well as by the Airport shuttle. Finally, a large fleet of taxis is parked near the station, on Place des Buisses, heading towards Lille-Europe. It also has several self-service bicycle stations (V’Lille), as well as a self-service car station (Citiz).

Lille Gare de Lille Flandres trains schedule oct23

The former mail sorting center, adjacent to the train station and which was served by its group of tracks, was saved from demolition. As part of the “Lille 2004” operation, it is in fact reconverted, under the name of Tri Postal, into a place for exhibitions and concerts and now offers an exhibition area of 6000 sq meters on three levels. . The train station scene in Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis by Dany Boon was filmed on the platform of track no. 9. The station is also visible in a scene from La Vie d’Adèle

The official SNCF Gare Lille Flandres : https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/fr/gares-services/lille-flandres

The official TER Hauts de France on the Gare Lille Flandres : https://www.ter.sncf.com/hauts-de-france/se-deplacer/gares/lille-flandres-87286005

And right around the Gare Lille Flandres we had a wonderful lunch with great view of the train station at KAF Café ! Located at Place de la Gare,We had our café au lait, pain au chocolat, croissants, muffins, expresso coffees all done right and fast,

Lille KAF cafe front pl de la gare oct23

Lille KAF cafe to gare lille flandres oct23

The official KAF Café of Lille : https://kiosque-a-fraicheurs.com/

There you go folks, a dandy city of the Nord that is North of France. I was finally back to Lille and it was great with many family memories flashing but glad I did it now. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Gare Lille Flandres as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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