Calais-Fréthun Station
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
High-speed TGV trains called Krono+ GV service stop here on journeys from Lille-Europe to Calais, Boulogne and Rang-du-Fliers-Verton-Berck, and Arras.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Notes
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
- ^ "When will Eurostar restart trains from Ashford and Calais-Fréthun?". Connexion France. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Lords Hansard text for 16 March 2001 (210316-05)". Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Lords.
External links
- Calais-Fréthun station at "Gares & Connexions", the official website of SNCF (in French)