Lens Station

Lens station is a railway station in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region.

Opened in 1860, Lens station is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It has an original steam-locomotive shape, designed by its architect Urbain Cassan, with its 23-metre tower acting as the chimney.

The station is in the town centre. So if you are going to a RC Lens football match, you can walk to the Bollaert-Delelis stadium in 15 minutes from Lens station.

How do I get to Lens station?

The station is well integrated in terms of intermodality. To get there, you can take many lines on the Tadao bus network. Lines B1, B3 and B5 in particular serve the station.

What are the main destinations from Lens station?

The station is used by both TGV INOUI trains and regional trains on the TER Hauts-de-France network.

TGV INOUI trains take you to Paris, Arras, Hazebrouck, Béthune and Dunkirk. Destinations reachable with TER Hauts-de-France are varied, with lines to Dunkirk, Calais, Douai, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise and Lille. The journey to Lille takes 40 minutes and to Calais 1 hour 40 minutes. Other towns are served on these lines, such as Béthune, Hazebrouck, Seclin and Libercourt.