Lens | |
Address: | Place du général de Gaulle 62300 Lens |
Coordinates: | 50.4267°N 2.8279°W |
Operator: | SNCF |
Line: | Arras-Dunkirk railway Lens–Don - Sainghin railway |
Opened: | 1927 |
Electrified: | |
Owned: | SNCF |
Services Collapsible: | yes |
Lens station (French: Gare de Lens) is a railway station in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France. The building was built in 1926–1927 to resemble a steam locomotive with a 23adj=midNaNadj=mid tower as the chimney. The architect was Urbain Cassan. In December 1984 it was listed as a French National Heritage Site (Monument historique).
The station is served by high speed trains to Paris and regional trains to Lille, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Calais and Dunkerque.[1]