Lens railway station

Summary

Lens railway station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #181 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lens railway station is located in Lens^[3].
• Lens railway station is in the country of France^[4].
• Lens railway station's transport network is recorded as TER Hauts-de-France^[5].
• Lens railway station's transport network is recorded as TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais^[6].
• Lens railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[7].
• Lens railway station's connecting line is recorded as Arras–Dunkirk railway^[8].
• Lens railway station's architect is recorded as Urbain Cassan^[9].
• Lens railway station is owned by Société nationale des chemins de fer français^[10].
• Lens railway station is associated with the Art Deco movement^[11].
• Lens railway station is operated by Société nationale des chemins de fer français^[12].
• Lens railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Arras railway station^[13].
• Lens railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Gare de Liévin^[14].
• Lens railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Gare de Loos-en-Gohelle^[15].
• Lens railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Gare de Pont-de-Sallaumines^[16].
• Lens railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Gare de Sallaumines^[17].
• Lens railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Gare de Billy-Montigny^[18].
• Lens railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Gare d'Avion^[19].
• Lens railway station's postal code is recorded as 62300^[20].
• Lens railway station is part of northern French coal mining region^[21].
• Lens railway station's Commons category is recorded as Gare de Lens^[22].
• 1927 marks the founding of Lens railway station^[23].
• Lens railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.426651, 'longitude': 2.82786}^[24].
• Lens railway station's connecting service is recorded as TGV^[25].
• Lens railway station's connecting service is recorded as Q123255953^[26].
• Lens railway station's connecting service is recorded as Q123255951^[27].

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Geography

Lens railway station is in the country of France^[4]. It is located in Lens^[3]. It is part of northern French coal mining region^[21].

Physical Characteristics

Lens railway station covers an area of {'amount': '+0.2468'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+34'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Lens railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[7]. Heritage statuses include monument historique inscrit^[30] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[31].

History and Context

1927 marks the founding of Lens railway station^[23]. It is owned by Société nationale des chemins de fer français^[10].

Why It Matters

Lens railway station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #181 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]