Gare de Calais-Fréthun

Calais-Fréthun

SNCF TGV Sud-Est at platform 1
Station statistics
Platforms 4
Other information
Opened 26 September 1993
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz
Services
Eurostar
TGV
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Calais-Fréthun is a mainline and international railway station in the suburbs of Calais, France, one of three stations serving the town. the other two are Calais-Ville in the town centre and Gare des Fontinettes in the suburbs.

The station has four platforms, two on the high speed line for Eurostar services, and two for TGV long distance and TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional services.

Contents

TGV

The TGV stops here on journeys from Lille-Europe to Calais, Boulogne and Rang-du-Fliers-Verton. As of July 2011 there are seven services on a weekday.[1]

TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais

The station is on the following routes:

Eurostar

Calais-Fréthun is the first station on the continental side of the Eurostar route and passengers can alight here to connect onto the SNCF or LGV Nord services. As of July 2011 three services a day call travelling from London to Brussels via Lille-Europe.[2]

 Eurostar services 
Legend
0:00 London St Pancras
Stratford International Not calling
0:15 Ebbsfleet International
0:30 Ashford International
Channel Tunnel (UK–France border)
0:54 Calais-Fréthun
1:20 Lille-Europe
France–Belgium border
1:51 Brussels-South
2:15 Paris Gare du Nord
2:33 Marne la Vallée-Chessy (Disneyland)
5:40 Avignon Centre (summer only)
6:27 Moûtiers (winter)
6:59 Aime-La Plagne (winter, set down only)
7:17 Bourg-Saint-Maurice (winter)

Times shown are fastest timetabled journey from St Pancras.

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Ashford
International

via the
Channel Tunnel
  Eurostar
LGV Nord
  Lille-Europe
Lille-Europe   TER GV   Calais-Ville
or
Boulogne-Ville
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 12
toward Amiens
TER Picardie 24

References