Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement of Lens
Lens

Lens station

Lens station is a railway station in , . The building was built in 1926–1927 to resemble a steam locomotive with a 23-metre-high tower as the chimney.
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Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Lens, France
  • Also known as: “Lens railway station” and “Lens Railway Station”
  • Address: Place du Général de Gaulle, Lens, 62300
  • Roof shape: round
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stade Bollaert-Delelis and Église Saint-Léger.

Stadium
Photo: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the main football stadium in , , that was built in 1933. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium's capacity is 38,223 – about 7,000 more than the city's population. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Lens station.

Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 510 metres northeast of Lens station.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
The is an art museum located in , France, approximately 200 kilometers north of . It displays objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre that are lent to the gallery on a medium- or long-term basis. is situated 1½ km west of Lens station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Méricourt and Harnes.

Town
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion. is situated 4 km southeast of Lens station.

Town
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in the region of . is situated 6 km east of Lens station.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region of . It is part of the , the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. is situated 7 km west of Lens station.

Lens station

Latitude
50.42681° or 50° 25′ 37″ north
Longitude
2.82816° or 2° 49′ 41″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Levels
1
Operator
SNCF Gares & Connexions
UIC ID
87345025
Open location code
9F24CRGH+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 106162717
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­train_station
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­round
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8286493
Wiki­data ID
Q3096875
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Lens station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “朗斯站”
  • Dutch: “station Lens”
  • Dutch: “Station Lens”
  • Esperanto: “Lens”
  • French: “gare de Lens”
  • French: “Gare de Lens”
  • French: “Lens”
  • German: “Bahnhof Lens”
  • Hungarian: “Gare de Lens”
  • Italian: “stazione di Lens”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Lens”
  • Polish: “Gare de Lens”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lens station”. Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.