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General information

Lille Europe Station is the second station of the northern French city of Lille. Lille Europe is located on the Place François Mitterrand, south of Lille's city center. The station is mainly used by the Eurostar and TGV high-speed trains. The station was built in 1993 as a through station for trains between England and the Benelux and connections with the rest of France by TGV.

In general, the TGVs for Paris depart from Lille Flandres, Lille's other station. Both stations are approximately 500 meters apart. If you need to change in Lille you can do so by foot. You can also take subway line 2 in the direction of Lomme – St. Philibert. The first stop is Lille Flandres.

Transportation

Are you staying in Lille or surroundings? Taxis are available at the exit 'Boulevard de Leeds'. To get to Lille's city buses you need to follow the signs to the exit Avenue le Corbusier. Lille's streetcar stops just outside the station. You leave the station on the Place François Mitterrand and turn right. After 100 meters you'll see the escalators to the underground streetcar station. The subway lies underneath the station and can be reached via 'Access K'. Both of Lille's subway lines stop here. Do you want to rent a car in Lille? There are several car rental companies inside Lille Europe's concourse. You can choose from National, Europcar, Avis, and Hertz. You can also rent bikes.

Services

The entire station has Wi-Fi. As it's a transfer station, there are good waiting facilities. There are two information desks, one for Paris (Access B) and one for London (Access C). There are also ticket offices, soft-drink dispensers, passport photo booths, restrooms, a lost-and-found desk, and an exchange office.

Restaurants

Lille Europe has an Autogrill buffet restaurant, where you can dine sumptuously. If you have little time, you can go to one of the takeouts.

Shops

There are two Relay bookstores. One is French (Access K) and the other one is English (Access F). The store has an extensive selection of magazines, newspapers, and books.

Useful links

• Next departures Lille Europe
• Next arrivals Lille Europe
• Wikipedia