Calais-Ville station

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Calais-Ville
Photograph of the station
Gare de Calais-Ville
LocationCalais
Pas-de-Calais
France
Coordinates50°57′12″N 1°51′2″E / 50.95333°N 1.85056°E / 50.95333; 1.85056Coordinates: 50°57′12″N 1°51′2″E / 50.95333°N 1.85056°E / 50.95333; 1.85056
Line(s)Coudekerque-Branche–Fontinettes railway
Lille to Fontinettes railway
Boulogne–Calais railway
Anvin-Calais railway (closed)
Other information
Station code87317263
History
Opened1849
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Terminus   TGV
TGV inter-regional
  Calais-Fréthun
TerminusTER Hauts-de-France 2
toward Calais-Ville
TerminusTER Hauts-de-France 3
toward Dunkerque
TerminusTER Hauts-de-France 4
Folkestone West
via Eurotunnel Shuttle 		  Venice Simplon Orient Express
London-Paris-Rome 		  Paris Gare de l'Est
Disused railways
Terminus   Anvin - Calais line
Metre gauge 		  Les Fontinettes

Calais-Ville is a railway station in the city centre of Calais, France.

History[]

Gare de Ville opened in 1849, replacing the temporary St. Pierre station which had opened in 1846 and subsequently became the site of a marshalling yard.[1] It was rebuilt in 1888-89.[2] In 1900, the metre gauge Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais (CF AC) was extended from St. Pierre to Calais-Ville,[3] enabling the closure of St. Pierre.[4]

In the Second World War, Calais-Ville station had been severely damaged in 1940 during the Battle of France, and further damaged in 1944 when Calais was liberated by Allied forces. The remaining station buildings were demolished and temporary buildings erected to serve until the station was rebuilt.[5] The CF AC closed on 1 March 1955.[6] Calais-Ville station was subsequently rebuilt.[5]

Services[]

It is the principal station for commuter and short distance rail services in Calais. Another station Calais-Fréthun,[7] which is where longer distance trains depart from, is connected by a free shuttle bus service (to meet with trains to Paris).[8] There is a third smaller station at Fontinettes.

There is a shuttle service bus from the Port of Calais to the station.

The station is served by the following trains:

  • High speed trains (TGV) Paris - Lille - Calais

As of July 2011 the typical weekday service pattern is

  • 3-5 tpd (trains per day) to Dunkirk (TER line 3)[9]
  • 11 tpd to Calais-Frethun and Boulogne (TER line 2), some continuing to Étaples-Le Touquet, and Amiens[10]
  • 40 tpd to , of which 34 continue to Hazebrouck and 17 of these on to Lille-Flandres[10]

There is one TGV return service via Calais-Fréthun to Lille-Europe each day.[10]

It was formerly served by the Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais between 1900 and 1955.

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Railways in Calais
Legend
Coudekerque-Branche–
Fontinettes railway
to
Dunkirk
Lille–Fontinettes railway
to Lille-Flandres
Chemin de fer
d'Anvin à Calais
to Anvin
 Les Fontinettes
Calais-Ville
LGV Nord
to Channel Tunnel│to Lille-Europe
Calais-Fréthun
Boulogne–Calais railway
to Boulogne-Ville
Paris–Lille railway to Paris
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Lille–Fontinettes railway
Legend
km
LGV Nord to Paris & Brussels
to Charleville-Mézières
Line 94 to Tournai
Paris–Lille railway
to Amiens and Béthune
0.0
 Lille Flandres
Line 75 to Kortrijk
 La Madeleine
to Comines
 Saint-André-lez-Lille
LGV Nord to Lille-Europe
to Haubourdin
LGV Nord to Calais-Fréthun
000.0
000.0
Lompret
Pérenchies
Prémesques
La Chapelle-d'Armentières
freight line to Wavrin
20.1
 Armentières
000.0
000.0
freight line to La Gorgue
Nieppe
Steenwerck
Bailleul
Strazeele
Arras–Dunkirk railway
to Béthune
46.4
 Hazebrouck
to Dunkirk
 Ebblinghem
Renescure
to Hesdigneul
66.4
 Saint-Omer
000.0
Ruminghem
Audruicq
Nortkerque
Tramway à vapeur
d'Ardres à Pont d'Ardres
to Ardres
 Pont-d'Ardres
Les Attaques
Pont de Coulogne
Coudekerque-Branche–
Fontinettes railway
to Dunkirk
Chemin de fer
d'Anvin à Calais
to Anvin
104.9
 Les Fontinettes
Calais St. Pierre
Calais-Ville
Calais-Maritime
to Channel Tunnel and London
to Eurotunnel Calais Terminal
Calais-Fréthun
Boulogne–Calais railway
to Boulogne
LGV Nord to Lille
km
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Calais-Ville with TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais rolling stock.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 25, 49.
  2. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 25.
  3. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  4. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 37.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 265.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 281.
  7. ^ SNCF Timetable
  8. ^ Yahoo Travel Archived 2009-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Dunkerque-Calais timetable (in French)
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Paris-Amiens-Calais-Hazebrouck-Lille timetable (in French)

Sources[]

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 554 3.

External links[]

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