Ascq station - Izeria

Ascq station (French: Gare d'Ascq) is a railway station serving the former village of Ascq, now part of Villeneuve-d'Ascq city, Nord department, northern France.

1. History

In the nineteenth century the Industrial Revolution developed industry in northern France. Ascq was linked to Lille with the construction of the railway station in 1865, and in 1885 to Roubaix. During the Second World War, numerous trains went through Ascq and members of the resistance regularly committed acts of sabotage. On 1 April 1944, after such an act of sabotage, the Nazis killed 86 men. This event is known as the Ascq massacre.

In the late 1990s, before the construction of a new Belgian high-speed railway line, Eurostar and Thalys trains going to Belgium went through Ascq station.

1. Services

The station is served by regional trains to Lille and Tournai (Belgium), and buses to Orchies. Ilévia bus lines 13 and 73 serve the station.

1. Trains garage

The railway station hosts a little train museum in the trains garage (halle aux trains) animated by the AAATV association. It houses a steam locomotive 141 TC 51 and an electric locomotive BB 12004 restored among many other train materials.

1. Gallery


1. See also

List of SNCF stations in Hauts-de-France

1. References

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Saint-Pierre-en-Antioche Church, Ascq

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Ascq Communal Cemetery

Ascq Communal Cemetery is a cemetery located in the former village of Ascq, today a district of Villeneuve d'Ascq, Nord, France.

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Canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq

The canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. It consists of the following communes: Forest-sur-Marque Sailly-lez-Lannoy Toufflers Villeneuve-d'Ascq Willems

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Ascq

Ascq (French pronunciation: [ask] ; Picard: Ask) is a former commune on the Marque river in the Nord department in northern France, seven kilometers from Belgium. Agricultural village until the Industrial Revolution, the former independent commune merged with others to become a district of the new town planned community of Villeneuve-d'Ascq since 1970. The operatic bass Louis-Henri Obin (1820–1895) was born in Ascq. Ascq is known for the Ascq massacre of 1 April 1944, where the Nazis assaulted the inhabitants and massacred 86 innocent men. The village was decorated with the Croix de guerre 1939–1945 and the Legion of Honour. The Gare d'Ascq (railway station) is served by trains from Lille to Liège (Belgium) and to Orchies.

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