Lille-Europe station (French: ''Gare de Lille-Europe'') is a SNCF railway station in

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, France, on the

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high-speed railway. The station is primarily used for international

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and long-distance SNCF

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services, although some high-speed

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also call at the station. The station was built in 1993 to be used as a through station for trains between the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as French TGV services, except those coming from

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which normally terminate at Lille-Flandres. There is a walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on the

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Connections

For travellers from the United Kingdom to destinations not served directly by

, connections are available here on trains towards

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, Valence, then Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille St. Charles (and also on to

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and

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); and Nîmes, Montpellier and Perpignan. After the 'Additional Protocol to the Sangatte Protocol' was signed by France and the United Kingdom on 29 May 2000, juxtaposed controls were set up in the station.

passengers travelling to the UK clear exit checks from the Schengen Area (carried out by the

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) as well as UK entry checks (conducted by the

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) in the station before boarding their train.

Train services

The following services call at Lille Europe: *International high-speed services (''

'') London – Lille – Brussels – Amsterdam *International high-speed services (''Eurostar'') London – Lille – Marne-la-Vallée (Disneyland Paris) *International high-speed services (''

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'') Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussels – Lille *High-speed services (''

'') Calais – Lille – Paris *High-speed services (''TGV'') (Rang-du-Fliers -) Boulogne – Calais – Lille – Paris *High-speed services (''TGV'') Dunkerque – Lille – Paris *High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille *High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier *High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Tours – Poitiers – Bordeaux *High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Le Mans – Rennes *High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Aéroport CDG – Le Mans – Angers – Nantes *High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Arras – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier *High-speed services (''TGV'') Lille – Arras – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille *International high-speed services (''TGV'') Brussels – Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Marseille *International high-speed services (''TGV'') Brussels – Lille – Aéroport CDG – Lyon – Nîmes – Montpellier – Perpignan *High-speed regional services (''TER GV'') Dunkirk – Lille *High-speed regional services (''TER GV'') Rang-du-Fliers – Boulogne – Calais – Lille

Ouibus

Since 23 July 2012, SNCF's international coach network, Ouibus, serves Lille Europe. Coach services from Lille are: *Paris – Lille *Paris – Lille – Brussels *Paris – Lille – Amsterdam *Paris – Lille – London

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