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Lens
The station building
General information
Location	Place du général de Gaulle 62300 Lens
Coordinates	50°25′36″N 2°49′40″E / 50.426651°N 2.82786°E / 50.426651; 2.82786
Owned by	SNCF
Operated 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 Béthunetowards Dunkerque TGV inOui Arrastowards Paris-Nord Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station Terminus KronoK51 Pont-à-Vendintowards Lille-Flandres Bully-Grenaytowards Dunkerque KronoK52 Aviontowards Arras Corons-de-Méricourttowards Lille-Flandres CitiC41 Terminus Terminus CitiC51 Sallauminestowards Lille-Flandres Pont-de-Sallauminestowards Douai ProxiP42 Terminus Loos-en-Gohelletowards Hazebrouck ProxiP52 Aviontowards Arras Liévintowards Calais ProxiP54

Lens station (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).

Services

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

References

1. Base Mérimée: Notice no PA00108328, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2022.

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