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| Line(s) | Boulogne–Calais railway Longueau–Boulogne railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87317586 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1850s (original site) 1962 (new site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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.
Calais-Fréthun station is an SNCF international railway station in the suburbs of Calais, France. It is one of four stations serving the town; the others are Calais-Ville in the town centre, Fontinettes in the suburbs, and Beau Marais in the suburbs.
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais was the regional rail network serving Nord-Pas-de-Calais région, France. In 2017 it was merged into the new TER Hauts-de-France.
Calais-Ville station is a railway station in the city centre of Calais, France.
Lille-Flandres station is the main railway station of Lille, capital of French Flanders. It is a terminus for SNCF Intercity and regional trains. It opened in 1842 as the Gare de Lille, but was renamed in 1993 when Lille Europe station opened. There is a 500m walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on one of the lines of the Lille Metro.
Amiens station is the main railway station for the Northern French city of Amiens.
TER-GV, a portmanteau of TER and TGV, are regional TGV linking relatively nearby cities using the LGV Nord dedicated high-speed line (Paris-Lille-Calais). So far, those trains only operate in the Hauts-de-France region.
Marquise-Rinxent is a railway station on the Boulogne-Ville line in Calais-Maritime serving the towns Marquise and Rinxent, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts region of northern France. It is a station of the French National Railway Company (SNCF), served by TER Hauts-de-France trains. It is open to freight service.
Abbeville is a railway station serving the town of Abbeville, Somme department, in Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is on the Longueau–Boulogne railway and is the terminus of the Abbeville–Eu railway. It is served principally by TER Hauts-de-France trains.
Rang-du-Fliers is a railway station serving the towns Rang-du-Fliers, Verton and Berck, all in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France.
Étaples-Le Touquet is a railway station serving the towns Étaples and Le Touquet, both in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. The station is located in the centre of Étaples.
The railway from Paris to Lille is an important French 251-kilometre long railway line, that connects Paris to the northern French city Lille. Branch lines offer connections to Belgium and Great Britain. As one of the first railway lines in France, it was opened on 20 June 1846. The opening of the LGV Nord high speed line from Paris to Lille in 1993 has decreased its importance for passenger traffic.
Les Fontinettes station is a railway station in Calais, France. It is on a triangular junction, where the Coudekerque-Branche–Fontinettes railway, Lille–Fontinettes railway and Boulogne–Calais railway all meet. Some trains pass through the station twice, before and after calling at Calais-Ville.
The Longueau–Boulogne railway is a French railway which runs from a junction with the Paris-Lille railway at Longueau to the coastal port of Boulogne. A double track railway it is 171 kilometres long. Until the start of the Eurostar service from London to Paris in 1994 via LGV Nord it was the main route for the boat trains to Paris which met the ships carrying passengers from Great Britain. As of August 2011 the line is used by Intercités services from Paris to Boulogne, TGV services from Rang-du-Fliers via Calais-Fréthun to Lille-Europe and local TER Hauts-de-France services.
The Boulogne–Calais railway is an electrified double track railway running between the ports of Boulogne-sur-Mer and Calais in France. An extension of the Longueau–Boulogne railway it meets the Lille–Fontinettes railway and Coudekerque-Branche–Fontinettes railway to Dunkirk at Les Fontinettes station in Calais.
The Arras–Dunkirk railway is a French railway which runs from Arras to Dunkirk. Electrified double track it is 113 kilometres long.
Boulogne-Tintelleries is a railway station serving the historic centre of Boulogne. It opened on May 1, 1893, is located on the Boulogne–Calais railway and served by the SNCF local TER Hauts-de-France.
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais was a 1,000 mmmetre gauge railway from Calais to Anvin, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. It opened in 1881 and closed in 1955.
The Aire–Fruges and Rimeux-Gournay–Berck railway was a 1,000 mmmetre gauge railway from Aire-sur-la-Lys to Berck, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. It opened in 1891 and closed in 1955.
The Chemin de Fer de Boulogne à Bonningues was a 1,000 mm gauge railway from Boulogne to Bonningues-lès-Ardres, Pas-de-Calais, France, where it had a connection with the Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais. It opened in 1900 and closed in 1948.
The Ardres–Pont-d'Ardres steam tram was a 1,000 mmmetre gauge tramway that ran between Ardres and Pont-d'Ardres, Pas-de-Calais, France. It opened in 1902 and closed in 1955.
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