Boulogne-Ville station

Boulogne-Ville
Boulogne-Ville station
General information
Line(s)	Boulogne–Calais railway Longueau–Boulogne railway
Other information
Station code	87317586
History
Opened	1850s (original site) 1962 (new site)
Services
Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station Calais-Fréthun towards Amiens Krono+ GV K94+ Étaples-Le Touquet towards Rang-du-Fliers Étaples-Le Touquet towards Paris-Nord Krono K16 Calais Terminus Étaples-Le Touquet towards Amiens Krono K21 Boulogne-Tintelleries towards Calais Pont-de-Briques towards Rang-du-Fliers Proxi P73 Terminus
Other services
Disused railways Terminus   Boulogne - Bonningues-lès-Ardres line Metre gauge   Abbatoir

Boulogne-Ville is one of the railway stations serving the town Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. The other station is Boulogne-Tintelleries.

History

The railway reached Boulogne in 1848. Passengers had to use a goods terminal until Boulogne-Ville was built in the 1850s. The building was of red and yellow bricks on a stone base, with red, yellow and white mortar. ^[1] On 12 May 1902, the Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) extended its line from Saint-Martin-Boulogne to the Quai Chanzy, outside Boulogne-Ville station. ^[2] The CF de BB closed on 31 December 1935, apart from a freight service at the Bonningues-lès-Ardres end of the line. ^[3] The station was destroyed during World War II. ^[1] Boulogne-Ville station was rebuilt in 1962–63 on a new site, on the opposite bank of the Liane. ^[4]

Services

The station is situated on the Longueau-Boulogne railway, and is served by local TER Hauts-de-France services from Boulogne to Lille-Flandres, Calais to Amiens and between Boulogne and Dunkerque. ^[5] There is also a TGV service to Lille-Europe via Calais-Fréthun which takes 55 minutes.

References

1. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 25, 29.
2. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 139, 146.
3. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 237.
4. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 264.
5. Plan du réseau, TER Hauts-de-France, accessed 14 April 2022.

Sources

• Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN   978-0-85361-554-5.

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