Calais-Fréthun station
Calais-Fréthun station (French: Gare de Calais-Fréthun) 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.
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| Location | Rue de la Gare Calais 62100 France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SNCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | LGV Nord | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 87281071 IATA: XFF[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.sncf.com/en/stations/calais-frethun/OCE87281071/departures-arrivals/gl/departures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 September 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station has four platforms, two on the high-speed line for Eurostar services, and two for SNCF TER Hauts-de-France regional services. The TER platforms are also used by some TGV long-distance services.
TGV
The TGV stops here on journeys from Lille-Europe to Calais, Boulogne and Rang-du-Fliers-Verton-Berck, and Paris.[2]
TER Hauts-de-France
The local trains are run by TER Hauts-de-France which covers the region. The station is served by regional trains to Calais, Boulogne, Arras, Amiens and Lille.[2]
Eurostar
Calais-Fréthun is the first station on the continental side of the Eurostar route and passengers can alight here to connect onto the SNCF or LGV Nord services. As of July 2011 three services a day called in each direction travelling between London and Brussels via Lille-Europe.[3] However, these were suspended in 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, and as of Summer 2023 there is as yet no date for their resumption.
After the 'Additional Protocol to the Sangatte Protocol' was signed by France and the United Kingdom on 29 May 2000, juxtaposed controls were set up in the station. Eurostar passengers travelling to the UK clear exit checks from the Schengen Area (carried out by the French Border Police) as well as UK entry checks (conducted by the UK Border Force) in the station before boarding their train.[4]
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Notes
- Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ashford and Ebbsfleet will not be served by Eurostar trains until 2025.[5]
- Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Calais, Lyon, Avignon, and Marseille, are not served by Eurostar trains for the foreseeable future.[6]
- Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Disneyland Paris services will be suspended from 6 June 2023.[7]
References
- Airport information for Gare de Calais-Fréthun at Transport Search website.
- "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- UK timetable, Eurostar
- "Lords Hansard text for 16 March 2001 (210316-05)". Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords.
- "Coronavirus: Eurostar trains will not stop in Kent until at least 2023". BBC News. Royal Tunbridge Wells: BBC English Regions. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "TIMETABLES". Eurostar4Agents. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- "Important information about trains to Disneyland® Paris - Summer 2023". Eurostar4Agents. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
- Calais-Fréthun station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)