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Arras-Dunkirk railway

Arras-Dunkirk railway
TGV Sud-Est livree carmillon.jpg
A TGV Sud-Est train on the Arras-Dunkirk railway line in 2015
Overview
System SNCF
Status Operational
Locale France Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Termini Gare d'Arras
Gare de Dunkerque
Operation
Opened 1848-1861
Owner RFF
Operator(s) SNCF
Technical
Line length 113 km (70 mi)
Number of tracks Double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz
Route map

Map of French railways in 1853 before the section from Hazebrouck to Arras was built

Paris-Lille railway to Paris
192.1 Arras
To Lille-Flandres
Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult
Farbus
Vimy
Avion
to Corbehem
to Ostricourt and Don-Sainghin
211.3 Lens
Loos-en-Gohelle
Liévin
Bully-Grenay
to Brias
Mazingarbe
Nœux-les-Mines
Verquigneul
to Lille
229.9 Béthune
Fouquereuil
to Abbeville
Chocques
Lillers
Ham-en-Artois
to Armentières
Isbergues
to Arques

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