Arras–Dunkirk railway

Arras-Dunkirk railway
A TGV Sud-Est train on the Arras-Dunkirk railway line in 2015
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
Operator(s)SNCF
History
Opened1848-1861
Technical
Line length113 km (70 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz
Route map

km
from Paris
192.1
Arras
Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult
Farbus
Vimy
Avion
211.3
Lens
Loos-en-Gohelle
Liévin
Bully-Grenay
Mazingarbe
Nœux-les-Mines
Verquigneul
229.9
Béthune
Fouquereuil
Chocques
Lillers
Ham-en-Artois
Isbergues
Thiennes
Steenbecque
264.2
Hazebrouck
272.7
Cassel
Arnèke
Esquelbecq
Bergues
304.4
1.4
Coudekerque-Branche
freight line
304.8
Dunkirk

The Arras–Dunkirk railway is a French railway which runs from Arras to Dunkirk. Electrified double track it is 113 kilometres (70 miles) long.