Arras–Dunkirk railway
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The Arras-Dunkirk railway is a French
railway which runs from Arras
to Dunkirk. Electrified double track
it is 113 kilometres (70.2 mi) long. the line is used for TGV
services from Dunkirk and St Omer
to Paris
via Hazebrouck
and Arras, and for local TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais
services. A TERGV service between Dunkirk and Lille-Europe uses the northern section of the line before accessing LGV Nord
at Cassel.
The line was built in two stages. In 1848 the section from a junction with the Lille-Calais railway
at Hazebrouck to Dunkirk was opened. The section from Arras to Hazebrouck was opened in 1861, and this became part of the route for trains between Paris and London via Calais until the Boulogne-Calais railway opened in 1867.
France
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railway which runs from Arras
Arras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect...
to Dunkirk. Electrified double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
it is 113 kilometres (70.2 mi) long. the line is used for TGV
TGV
The TGV is France's high-speed rail service, currently operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the French national rail operator....
services from Dunkirk and St Omer
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....
to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
via Hazebrouck
Hazebrouck
-Communications:The town enjoys excellent rail connections, with frequent daily services to Lille and Paris, some by High Speed Line. There is a small international airport, concentrating on business flights, at Merville-Calonne just 12 kilometre / 8 miles away...
and Arras, and for local TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais the regional rail network serving Nord-Pas-de-Calais région, France.- Network :*Lille - Calais - Boulogne-sur-Mer *Lille - Dunkerque *Lille - Arras -Multiple units:...
services. A TERGV service between Dunkirk and Lille-Europe uses the northern section of the line before accessing LGV Nord
LGV Nord
The LGV Nord is a French 333-kilometre long high speed rail line, opened in 1993, that connects Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille....
at Cassel.
The line was built in two stages. In 1848 the section from a junction with the Lille-Calais railway
Lille–Fontinettes railway
The Lille–Fontinettes railway is a French railway which runs from Gare de Lille-Flandres to Gare des Fontinettes near Calais. Electrified double track it is long.Completed in 1848 it was the first railway to reach the coastal port of Calais...
at Hazebrouck to Dunkirk was opened. The section from Arras to Hazebrouck was opened in 1861, and this became part of the route for trains between Paris and London via Calais until the Boulogne-Calais railway opened in 1867.