Lille Europe

Lille Europe is a railway stop in Lille, North, Hauts-de-France. Lille Europe is situated nearby to Place François Mitterrand, as well as near Tour de Lille.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gare de Lille Europe and Gare de Lille Flandres.

Gare de Lille Europe

Railway station

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Lille–Europe station is a SNCF railway station in Lille, France, on the LGV Nord high-speed railway. The station is primarily used for international Eurostar and long-distance SNCF TGV services, although some high-speed regional trains also call at the station.

Gare de Lille Flandres

Railway station

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Lille-Flandres station is the main railway station of Lille, capital of French Flanders. It is a terminus for SNCF Intercity and regional trains. It opened in 1842 as the Gare de Lille, but was renamed in 1993 when Lille Europe station opened. Gare de Lille Flandres is situated 460 metres southwest of Lille Europe.

Parc Henri Matisse

Park

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The Parc Henri Matisse is a public park and gardens in the Euralille district of Lille, adjacent to Lille-Europe station. The park was designed by Gilles Clément, after he opposed plans to construct a multi-purpose urban building in this location. Parc Henri Matisse is situated 230 metres northwest of Lille Europe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Euralille and Porte de Tournai.

Euralille

Suburb

Euralille is an urban quarter in the centre of Lille, France. Conceived as a major European business district in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it is strategically located at the intersection of the high-speed railway lines linking Paris, Brussels, and London, and incorporates the Gare de Lille Europe and Gare de Lille Flandres railway stations.