Dunkerque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Passenger building and entrance in 2021. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Place de la Gare 59140 Dunkirk France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87281006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dunkirk station (French : Gare de Dunkerque) is a railway station serving the town Dunkirk, Nord department, northern France. This part of French Flanders is near West Flanders in Belgium.
The station is served by high speed trains to Lille and Paris, and by regional trains to Calais, Arras, Amiens and Lille. [1]
D'K bus *fr run buses over the Belgian border to Adinkerke connecting with Belgian railways NMBS and in De Panne with the Kusttram.
The railway line across the border is currently out of use.
Dunkirk is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.
De Panne is a town and a municipality located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. There it borders France, making it the westernmost town in Belgium. It is one of the most popular resort town destinations within Belgium. The municipality includes the village of Adinkerke. On 1 January 2011, De Panne had a total population of 10,748 on a total area of 23.90 km2, which gives a population density of 449.7 inhabitants per km2.
The Gare du Nord, officially Paris Nord, is one of the seven large mainline railway station termini in Paris, France. The station is served by trains that run between the capital and northern France via the Paris–Lille railway, as well as to international destinations in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Located in the northern part of Paris near the Gare de l'Est in the 10th arrondissement, the Gare du Nord offers connections with several urban transport lines, including Paris Métro, RER and buses. It is the busiest railway station in Europe by total passenger numbers, and the busiest outside Japan. In 2015, the Gare du Nord saw more than 700,000 passengers per day.
Armentières is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Adinkerke is a village in the municipality of De Panne in western Belgium close to the French border. It forms a conurbation with the coastal town of De Panne, which in turn is part of the west Belgian coastal conurbation. Adinkerke railway station is also the western terminus of the Belgian coast tram line to De Panne; Nieuwpoort, Ostend and beyond. Near the city is Plopsaland, formerly Meli Park.
Creil is the railway station serving the northern French city of Creil. It is an important railway junction, situated on the Paris–Lille railway, the Creil–Jeumont railway and the branch lines to Beauvais and Pontoise.
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.
Lille-Europe station is a SNCF railway station in Lille, France, on the LGV Nord high-speed railway. The station is primarily used for international Eurostar and long-distance SNCF TGV services, although some high-speed regional trains also call at the station. The station was built in 1993 to be used as a through station for trains between the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands, as well as French TGV services, except those coming from Paris which normally terminate at Lille-Flandres station. There is a 400-metre (1,300 ft) walking distance between the two stations, which are also connected by the Lille Metro and Lille tramway.
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.
Nieppe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is in the Lys Plain and a portion of it is in the Lys Valley.
Roubaix station is a railway station serving the town Roubaix, Nord department, northern France.
Tourcoing station is a railway station serving the town Tourcoing, Nord department, northern France.
Ascq station is a railway station serving the former village of Ascq, now part of Villeneuve-d'Ascq city, Nord department, northern France.
Arras station is a railway station serving the town Arras, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. This station, which opened in 1846, is located on the Paris–Lille railway and Arras-Dunkirk railway and accessible from LGV Nord. The train services are operated by SNCF.
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 Arras–Dunkirk railway is a French railway which runs from Arras to Dunkirk. Electrified double track it is 113 kilometres long.
Lens is a railway station in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France. The building was built in 1926–1927 to resemble a steam locomotive with a 23-metre-high (75 ft) tower as the chimney. The architect was Urbain Cassan. In December 1984 it was listed as a French National Heritage Site.
Hazebrouck station is a railway station serving the town of Hazebrouck, Nord department, northern France. This part of French Flanders is near West Flanders in Belgium.
Béthune station is a railway station serving the town Béthune, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is situated on the Arras–Dunkirk railway and the Fives–Abbeville railway. The station is served by high speed trains to Paris and Dunkerque, and by regional trains towards Lille, Arras, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise and Calais.
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