Gare de Calais-Fréthun
Gare de Calais-Fréthun  | |
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 SNCF TGV Sud-Est at platform 1 | |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | IATA: XFF[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 26 September 1993 |
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz |
| Services | |
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Eurostar | |
Gare de Calais-Fréthun is a mainline and international railway station in the suburbs of Calais, France. It is 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 TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional services. The TER platforms are also used by some TGV long distance services.
TGV
The TGV stops here on journeys from Lille-Europe to Calais, Boulogne and Rang-du-Fliers-Verton. From July 2011, there have been seven daily services during weekdays.[2]
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais
The station is on the following routes:
- Lille-Paris via Calais, Boulogne and Amiens
- Lille Flandres - Boulogne via Hazebrouck and Calais-Ville
The local trains are run by TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais which covers the region.
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.[3]
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Interchange
This station is an interchange for trains to Boulogne for example.
| Preceding station | Eurostar | Following station | ||
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| Ashford International |
Eurostar LGV Nord |
Lille-Europe | ||
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
| Calais-Ville | TGV TGV inter-regional |
Lille Europe | ||
| Calais-Ville or Boulogne-Ville |
TER GV | Lille-Europe | ||
toward Boulogne-Ville | TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 12 | toward Lille-Flandres |
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toward Amiens | TER Picardie 24 | toward Calais-Ville |
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References
- ↑ Airport information for Gare de Calais-Fréthun at Search (for) Travel website.
- ↑ Paris-Amiens-Calais-Hazebrouck-Lille timetable (in French)
- ↑ UK timetable, Eurostar
- Timetables TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais (in French)
Coordinates: 50°54′07″N 1°48′43″E / 50.90194°N 1.81194°E