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
The station building
General information
Location	Place du général de Gaulle 62300 Lens
Coordinates	50.426651°N 2.82786°E / 50.426651; 2.82786
Owned by	SNCF
Line(s)	Arras-Dunkirk railway, Lens–Don - Sainghin railway
Other information
Station code	87345025
History
Opened	1927
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz
Services Preceding station SNCF Following station Béthune towards Dunkerque TGV inOui Arras towards Paris-Nord Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station Terminus Krono K51 Pont-à-Vendin towards Lille-Flandres Bully-Grenay towards Dunkerque Krono K52 Avion towards Arras Corons-de-Méricourt towards Lille-Flandres Citi C41 Terminus Terminus Citi C51 Sallaumines towards Lille-Flandres Pont-de-Sallaumines towards Douai Proxi P42 Terminus Loos-en-Gohelle towards Hazebrouck Proxi P52 Avion towards Arras Liévin towards Calais Proxi P54

Services

The station is served by high speed trains to Paris and regional trains to Lille, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Calais and Dunkerque.[2]

References

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