Lille–Fontinettes_railway

Lille–Fontinettes railway
Lille–Fontinettes railway
	Map of line from Lille to Calais
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	RFF
Locale	France (Hauts-de-France)
Termini	Lille Flandres station; Les Fontinettes station, Calais;
Service
System	SNCF
Operator(s)	SNCF
History
Opened	1848
Technical
Line length	105 km (65 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz
Route map
	Legend
	Paris–Lille railway
	to Amiens and Béthune
Lompret
freight line to La Gorgue
	Arras–Dunkirk railway
	to Béthune
Watten-Éperlecques
	Tramway à vapeur
	d'Ardres à Pont d'Ardres
	Coudekerque-Branche–
	Fontinettes railway
	Chemin de fer
	d'Anvin à Calais
	Boulogne–Calais railway
	to Boulogne
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Lille–Fontinettes railway

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The Lille–Fontinettes railway is a French railway which runs from Lille-Flandres station to Les Fontinettes station near Calais. Electrified double track it is 105 kilometres (65 mi) long.

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Completed in 1848, it was the first railway to reach the coastal port of Calais. The Paris-Lille railway had reached Lille from Paris two years previously.

In 1993, it was bypassed by the LGV Nord high-speed line running from Lille-Europe to Calais-Fréthun and the Channel Tunnel. The main traffic today is freight and local TER Hauts-de-France passenger trains.

50.7315°N 2.3862°E / 50.7315; 2.3862

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