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Lens station

Lens station

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Lens (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 23-metre-high (75 ft) tower as the chimney. The architect was Urbain Cassan. In December 1984 it was listed as a French National Heritage Site (Monument historique).[1]

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The station is served by high speed trains to Paris and regional trains to Lille, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Calais and Dunkerque.[2]

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    Base Mérimée: Notice no PA00108328, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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    "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2022.


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