Railway station Picardy

Superb station in the Parisian style, and for good reason: it is the former Gare du Nord of the capital, completely dismantled and rebuilt in Lille. It hosts all the TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the Belgian connections to Ostend, Antwerp, Tournai, Mons... Almost all the TGV trains to the Gare du Nord in Paris leave from there. The metro is free to the Lille-Europe station upon presentation of your SNCF ticket. Modern and pleasant, the station is home to many stores including the famous Fnac and Nespresso.

In the modern district of Euralille, the Lille-Europe station welcomes international TGV trains to and from Northern Europe, the Thalys and Eurostar, TGV trains from all over France and inter-regional TGV trains. The metro is free of charge between Lille-Flandre and Lille-Europe stations on presentation of your connecting SNCF ticket - even if it takes only ten minutes on foot to get from one station to the other. On site, newspapers, snacks and other practical services are waiting for you to wait for your train to arrive.

It might seem strange as a tourist site where you arrive in the small town of Albert, if you were not told why. And when you know why you will see this curiosity that is Albert Station! City-birthplace of the aircraft, Albert is almost entirely dedicated to it. All or almost everything in Albert is under the sign of aviation. And its station is the most striking example of this: of Flemish architecture, the station lobby has a very curious, imposing and surprising decoration: Le 36 (in tribute to aeronautics and its albertine pioneer, Henry Potez)! Yes, a plane that you will see exposed there, suspended, sitting with all his majesty on his metal pedestal that supports him, nose in the air, as a nose of the wind, pretending wanting to take his flight in the middle of the station!

Located in the picard countryside, this station has set up shuttle buses to connect between the railway station and Amiens in 45 minutes. TGV makes a stop to connect the big cities, as well as the new low-cost lines Ouigo towards Marseille and Rennes.

Officially named "Gare du Nord", the station is actually only a few meters from the pedestrianized city center of Amiens. The three main connections are Amiens-Paris (1h05 direct), Amiens-Lille and Amiens-Rouen which serve on their routes many small Picardy villages (Poix-de-Picardie, Albert, Corbie, Ailly-sur-Noye...) which is very convenient for all those who live in the countryside and work in Amiens. To get to the Haute-Picardie TGV station, you have to take a shuttle bus from the bus station next door.

A small station, called "bifurcation", has an SNCF ticket vending machine and a ticket office. Trains that stop there have destinations such as Lille, Rouen, Abbeville, Calais, Abancourt and Albert. There is a car park in front of the building. It is a good solution for local residents. It was put into service in 1847 and heavily bombed during the Second World War. Pierre Dufau, the chief architect of the time, rebuilt it. For a long time without commercial staff, it has had a ticket office since 2008. In June 2020, the passenger building was listed as a historical monument.

Two stations serve Boulogne-sur-Mer: one on the banks of the Liane, boulevard Voltaire, and the other, older, near the town center, gare des Tintelleries, rue de Belterre. The main station (boulevard Voltaire) is open until 9.40pm and serves Paris and Lille via the TGV line, as well as Amiens, Calais and Rang-du-Fliers via the TER network. For information, the ticket office is open from 9am to 5:15pm, Monday to Saturday. The Tintelleries station is the gateway to the region's TER network.

Located only a few kilometres from the Amiénois city Centre, this station is very popular with Des, mainly for its large parking lot where it is possible to park its car the time of a train getaway. This station was very important until the early 1990 s, since high Speed trains flow. Today, Longueau station is more modest. Only four lines go through: Amiens-Lille, Amiens-Montdidier-Compiègne, Amiens-Paris, and Amiens-Abbeville-Rue. The station is of course served by buses.

In the summer of June, at the end of June, in order to offer the greatest number of opportunities to discover the Picard coastline while developing tourism, the Regional Council allows the smallest to take the train at reduced prices. Whether you live in Paris or Picardy, go for a day on the beach in the Sea-les-Bains, Le, Fort-Mahon, Quend-Plage, Le Crotoy, Cayeux-sur-Mer and Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme. On Saturday, Sunday and on public holidays you benefit from preferential rates, i. e. 50% on adult tickets, a package of 5 euros for children aged 4 to 12 and free for those under the age of 4, from all the stations in Picardie and Paris North.

Located near the city center, the Douai SNCF train station is very convenient for exploring the city and the Douaisis region as soon as you get off the train! In a few minutes, and taking advantage of the free bus service developed by the agglomeration, you can find yourself at the foot of the slag heaps or in an amazingly beautiful pastoral setting. Otherwise, parks and belfries are available to you after a short (but beautiful) walk. Douai is very well served: take advantage of it to offer yourself a northern and offbeat citytrip to discover the city!

There are a few SNCF machines and you can rent a car within a few seconds on foot under the Notice.

SNCF is French society of railways. It is the only French railway company, but today the company has split into different branches to better meet the needs of its customers. Travellers and especially for the Amiénois, therefore have now the TER (regional express trains), managed largely by the Regional Councils, and the Intercités (formerly Coral) for journeys of medium distance, the TGV they leave from the station Haute-Picardie. One of the major assets of Amiens is probably the Parisian proximity to the train. Just over an hour to get to the capital, it's less long than some of the commuters in Ile-de-France should wait. And then the TGV line is only 40 minutes by bus to take you to Marseille, Bordeaux or even Rennes without correspondence. Perhaps one day France will see a new railway company coming into existence?

Étaples (or Étaples-Le Touquet) station is one of the ideal stations to reach the Opal Coast: it is indeed served by both TER (regional express train) and TGV (high speed train). A parking lot has been built around the station and a bicycle park is also available to facilitate soft mobility. The ticket offices are open every day and automatic terminals are available for travelers to buy tickets easily.

A very practical station to arrive on the Opal Coast. It is served by TGV from Paris, but also by TER from Lille, Arras or Calais and Amiens. It is very convenient to get around in the region. In the station, you will find all the expected services: a small mini-market, ticket machines, a ticket office and information. Now you can enjoy beautiful stays on the coast or inland, discovering Dunkerque and all the wonders of Flanders Maritime. So don't hesitate any longer and get on the next train!