Gare de Calais-Fréthun

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Gare de Calais-Fréthun TGV
File:Tgvpsecalaisfrethun.jpg
SNCF TGV Sud-Est at platform 1
Platforms 4
Other information
Station code IATA: XFF[1]
History
Opened 26 September 1993
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz
Services
Eurostar
TGV
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Gare de Calais-Fréthun is a mainline and international railway station in the suburbs of Calais, France, one of three stations serving the town, the other two are Calais-Ville in the town centre and Gare des Fontinettes in the suburbs.

The station has four platforms, two on the high speed line for Eurostar services, and two for TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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. From July 2011, there have been seven daily services during weekdays.[2]

TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais

The station is on the following routes:

  • Lille-Paris via Calais, Boulogne and Amiens
  • Lille-Boulogne via Hazebrouck and Calais

Eurostar

File:FrethunImmigration.png
United Kingdom passport stamp issued at Calais-Fréthun prior to boarding the 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 call travelling from London to Brussels via Lille-Europe.[3]


Eurostar services
Hours
0:00 London St PancrasNational Rail London Underground
0:14 Ebbsfleet InternationalNational Rail
0:29 Ashford InternationalNational Rail
0:31
Channel Tunnel
UK
France
border
0:51
0:55 Calais-FréthunTGV TER
1:22 Lille EuropeTGV TER
France
Belgium
border
2:01 Brussels-South SNCB logo.svg TGV Deutsche Bahn Brussels Metro
2:16 Paris Gare du NordTGV TER Paris Métro RER Transilien
2:40 Marne-la-Vallée – ChessyTGV RER Mickey Mouse head and ears.png
Seasonal & extended services
4:41 Lyon-Part-DieuTGV Deutsche Bahn Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles TER
5:49 Avignon TGVTGV Deutsche Bahn Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles TER
6:27 Marseille-Saint-CharlesTGV Deutsche Bahn Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles TER
7:12 MoûtiersTGV TER
7:30 Aime-La Plagne(set down only) TGV TER
7:51 Bourg-Saint-MauriceTGV TER

Times shown are fastest timetabled journey from St Pancras.

Preceding station   Eurostar   Following station
Ashford
International
  Eurostar
LGV Nord
  Lille-Europe
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
Calais-Ville   TGV
TGV inter-regional
  Lille Europe
Calais-Ville
or
Boulogne-Ville
  TER GV   Lille-Europe
TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais 12
toward Amiens
TER Picardie 24
toward Calais-Ville

References

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  1. Airport information for Gare de Calais-Fréthun at Search (for) Travel website.
  2. Paris-Amiens-Calais-Hazebrouck-Lille timetable (French)
  3. UK timetable, Eurostar