Calais-Fréthun
SNCF Eurostar
Main station building
General information
LocationRue de la Gare
Calais
France
Coordinates 50°54′07″N 1°48′43″E / 50.90194°N 1.81194°E / 50.90194; 1.81194
Owned bySNCF
Operated bySNCF
Line(s)LGV Nord
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
Platform levels3
Other information
Station code87281071
IATA codeXFF[1]
Websitehttps://www.sncf.com/en/stations/calais-frethun/OCE87281071/departures-arrivals/gl/departures
History
Opened26 September 1993
Services
Preceding station Eurostar Following station
Ashford International
towards London
 Eurostar
 Lille-Europe
towards Amsterdam Centraal
Lille-Europe
towards Disneyland Paris
Ashford International
towards
Eurostar
Bourg-Saint-Maurice
 Lille-Europe
towards
Ashford International
towards London
 Eurostar
 Lille-Europe
towards Paris-Nord
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Calais-Ville
towards Paris-Nord
 TGV
 Lille Europe
towards Calais-Ville
Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station
Lille-Europe
towards Amiens
 Krono+ GV
K92+
 Terminus
Krono+ GV
K94+
 Boulogne
towards Rang-du-Fliers
Pihen
towards Rang-du-Fliers
 Proxi
P73
 Les Fontinettes
towards Calais

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.

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 could 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 COVID-19 pandemic, and as of Summer 2023 there is as yet no date for their resumption.[4]

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.[5]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Airport information for Gare de Calais-Fréthun at Transport Search website.
    2. 1 2 "Plan des lignes TER Hauts-de-France" (PDF). www.ter.sncf.com (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
    3. ↑ UK timetable, Eurostar
    4. ↑ "When will Eurostar restart trains from Ashford and Calais-Fréthun?". Connexion France. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
    5. ↑ "Lords Hansard text for 16 March 2001 (210316-05)". Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords.
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