The small town of St Omer is well-known to many British travellers as one of the first stops in…read moreFrance having arrived at Calais off the ferry. With the TGV rushing straight onto Lille, it's less likely that they'll arrive by train these days, which is a pity, as it has a wonderful railway station. Constructed in 1903, it's a grand building, built in a classical French-chateau style in an attractive creamy-yellow stone. The central booking hall is two storeys high, with large windows and an impressive mansard roof, and is flanked by two symmetrical office buildings. It's an impressive monument, even if, up close, it is a little in need of repair. The station behind is a little disappointing after this initial grandeur, with three platforms, only one of which has a proper canopy. That said, it has all the facilities you'd need for a local journey, including a cafe, ticket windows and information office. There is parking in the square in front and a taxi rank. Situated on the north-east outskirts of the town (about a 15-minute walk from the centre), it's served by the regular and frequent Boulogne-Lille trains and the less frequent Calais-Arras services. Both are operated by the TER (Transport Express Régional) service of the Nord'Pas de Calais region, with new, double-decker electric trains.

This was a short stop on the way to Brussels…read more What a nice station. It was clean and well maintained. Unlike other stations it had a lovely atmosphere of new and old France. The station personnel were friendly and the shops had a good selection of items to choose from. If you have time stop and take in the station as it's very nice.

I would say that this is the station for the high-speed trains, but they stop at the other station…read moreas well. The difference is that the other station isn't actually a through station where as this one is. Fortunately you can actually walk between them, and it doesn't take all that long to get there either. It's pretty new, mainly having been built for the high-speed rail, the one that goes to England and also the one between Amsterdam and Paris. It's pretty flash and all that, but I still like the older one.

From the owner: En voiture La gare se trouve dans le centre de Valenciennes. Elle accueille les tarins SNCF du…read moreréseau réginoal (TER) en provenance notamment de Lille et à direction de Maubeuge. C'est également une des stations de la ligen 1 du tramway Transvilles de la ville.

Lille-Flandres Train Station is the major train station in downtown Lille and is where I took a…read moretrain to Paris on Tuesday afternoon . This train station features a bunch of food options from small baked goods and sandwich shops to a McDonalds that's easily accessible from the main lobby. This train station also has a bunch of shops and vending machines around in case you want some candy, drinks, magazines, or phone chargers before you hop on the train. For the most part, this train station does what it needs to do, it looks fairly nice, was kept pretty clean, and I have no real issues with it. The only thing I will say is that they definitely don't have enough seating around, lots of people holding lots of stuff wanting to sit down. Overall, Lille-Flandres Train Station is a pretty standard train station and serves the city of Lille just fine and most importantly, you can't beat the location right next to the mall.

This is a train station in Lille. You can find your connection to rest of France as well as to U.K…read more There are take away as well as dine in restaurants. You can buy your tickets from a machine (operate in different languages).

Great train with plenty of signage, food and restrooms. Small by European standards it is still…read moreeverything you need to make your travel easy. Bike parking front and bike and it numbers in the thousands. More hikes than I've ever seen. Taxi ride from city center is 10-15 euros and much easier than walking. Next stop Antwerp!

It's hard to know this station's real beauty given the construction as of August 2024, but inside…read moreare a few stops spots, outlets, and vending machines with snacks and drinks.