Once we got off the train in Bruges we went into a visitor center for maps. We were told it is a…read more:25 walk to the Markt. We found a taxi stand & paid €10 and got here in 5 mi Discovered that there is a free shuttle from the market to the two minutes, 22 minutes and 42 minutes after the hour. Happily there were people in the station & on the tracks to confirm that tweeted getting on the correct train.

Average station. interesting murals. Taxi stand…read more 50¢ for the WC - nope Very helpful ticket lady.

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.

Not a nice train station. After disembarking with a summer's worth of luggage, you are expected to…read moreclimb steps. There is an elevator (lift) at the terminal end of the platform, but you have to walk across tracks to get to it and it is blocked off. Does the EU not have an accessibility code for public conveniences?

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).

Well, all I can really say is that this is your typical regional station. It was pretty quiet when…read moreI was there, and not all that many trains pass through. However it is somewhat larger that some of the other stations that I passed on my journey. Getting too the platforms wasn't all that difficult as they did have some working elevators, and there was also a kiosk here for a quick snack, though heading across the road to one of the cafes there tends to be a better option (unless, of course, your are dedicated to sitting on the platform just to make sure you don't miss your train). It was okay, and certainly serves it's purpose, but not as practical as some of the more major ones.

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.

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.

Dover Priory is the main station for Dover, one of the best-known port towns on Britain's south…read morecoast. It's a terminus of the South East Main Line from London, and of the Dover Branch of the Chatham Main Line - so as well as services to London St Pancras, Victoria and Charing Cross, it's well connected with the rest of Kent. First opened as a temporary station in 1861, today it's very much a permanent one and has a striking whitewashed facade that dates back to a modernization project in 1932. The station is just west of the town centre, with the shops around Biggin street a five-minute walk away. At the end of Biggin Street, you'll find the Grade 2 listed St Mary's Church, with the pleasant Pencester Gardens behind it. Keep heading south and you'll come to the waterfront, with Dover Marina to your right and the busy ferry terminal to your left.

Dover Priory is the main station in Dover, situated close to the town centre…read more History Dover has an unusually complex railway history. The first line opened in 1844 from London via Redhill terminated at a point at the foot of Shakespeare Cliffs, extended to the Admiralty Pier in 1860. This line was extended to a new station, Dover Marine, opened in 1921 (later renamed Dover Western Docks). Meanwhile, the London Chatham and Dover Railway had opened its line from the north, with a station at Dover Priory in 1861. This line was extended under the cliffs to the harbour later the same year, appropriately called Dover Harbour, and also extended to the Admiralty Pier station in 1864 and Dover Marine in 1921. Unsurprisingly, rationalisation was needed, with the closure of Admiralty Station when services were diverted to Dover Marine; Dover Town in 1914; Dover Harbour in 1927; and Dover Marine in 1994 (with the onset of services via the Channel Tunnel). Dover Harbour's station buildings can still be seen next to Limekiln Roundabout on the A20, and Dover Marine is now a cruise-liner terminal. This has left Dover Priory as the town's only station. The current main building was built by the Southern Railway in a modernist style in 1932. The station forecourt is currently undergoing a substantial refurbishment. The station has three platforms. Services The stations has two trains per hour to London Charing Cross via Sevenoaks; two trains per hour to London Victoria via Canterbury East and Chatham, and an hourly service to Ramsgate via Deal. Since December 2009, the station has also benefited from the new high-speed 140mph (225kph) service to London St Pancras via Ashford and the high-speed line used by Eurostar trains. Facilities As well as a ticket office and waiting area, there is a cash-machine, taxi rank, a small car park, and cycle storage. There is level access (via lifts) to all platforms.