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Lens railway station
Gare de Lens |
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| Location | Place du général de Gaulle 62300 Lens |
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| Coordinates | 50°25′36″N 2°49′40″E / 50.426651°N 2.82786°ECoordinates: 50°25′36″N 2°49′40″E / 50.426651°N 2.82786°E | |
| Owned by | SNCF | |
| Line(s) | Arras-Dunkirk railway | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1927 | |
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz | |
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TGV TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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Lens railway 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 23 metre high tower as the chimney. The architect was Urbain Cassan. In December 1984 it was listed as a French National Heritage Site (Monument historique).