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Location notes
This is the station for the city Lille or in Duthc Rijssel. The station has the local connections through out France and lies near the border with Begium.
About 300 metres away is Lille Europa where the Eurostar and other High speed trains are depart/arrive.
About 300 metres away is Lille Europa where the Eurostar and other High speed trains are depart/arrive.
Railway type and traffic
Only Passenger trains with the TGV's and local trains.
Environment
It is a busy station where also the international connection to Belgium arrive.
Security is tight, so you can be ask to leave the platform. So it would be best to check in before commencing photography.
Security is tight, so you can be ask to leave the platform. So it would be best to check in before commencing photography.
Road directions
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Gare de Lille-Flandres map co-ordinates
Parking
There is plenty of parking in the area.
Public transport
You can get here from Paris, Brussel and other parts in the country.
You can also travel from London, Paris or Brussel to Lille Europe get off and walk to Lille Flandres.
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You can also travel from London, Paris or Brussel to Lille Europe get off and walk to Lille Flandres.
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Amenities
There is a paid toilet and some shops. Outside the station there is a big shopping complex, Euralille, with a lot of stores and restaurants.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Gare de Lille-Flandres
Streetmap links
Gare de Lille-Flandres general view map
Gare de Lille-Flandres close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Gare de Lille-Flandres
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Gare de Lille-Flandres
Googly map
Gare de Lille-Flandres general view map
Gare de Lille-Flandres close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Gare de Lille-Flandres
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Photographic notes
The track faces roughly south east so will favour morning departures but this is a terminus so you can photograph almost all of the day.
The TGV's can be very long so you will have to walk along the platform.
There are bridges over the station that can provide other options.
The TGV's can be very long so you will have to walk along the platform.
There are bridges over the station that can provide other options.
General views - All photographs © Andre Pronk unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking north west
Fig 3 - Looking north west
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
