Calais-Ville station (
French: ''Gare de Calais-Ville)'' is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in the city centre of
Calais
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...
, France.
History
Gare de Ville opened in 1849, replacing the temporary St. Pierre station which had opened in 1846 and subsequently became the site of a marshalling yard. It was rebuilt in 1888–89. In 1900, the
metre gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.
The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...
Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais was a railway from Calais to Anvin, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. It opened in 1881 and closed in 1955.
Background
In France, the building of railways was controlled by the Government. This a ...
(CF AC) was extended from St. Pierre to Calais-Ville, enabling the closure of St. Pierre.
In the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Calais-Ville station had been severely damaged in 1940 during the
Battle of France
The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep ...
, and further damaged in 1944 when Calais was liberated by
Allied forces. The remaining station buildings were demolished and temporary buildings erected to serve until the station was rebuilt. The CF AC closed on 1 March 1955. Calais-Ville station was subsequently rebuilt.
Services
It is the principal station for commuter and short-distance rail services in Calais. Another station
Calais-Fréthun, which is where longer distance trains depart from, is connected by a free shuttle bus service (to meet with trains to Paris).
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There is a third smaller station at Les Fontinettes.
There is a shuttle service bus from the Port of Calais
The Port of Calais in northern France is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. It accounts for more than a third of economic activity in the town of Calais.
Background
The Port of Calais was the first cable ...
to the station.
The station is served by the following trains:
*High speed trains (''TGV'') Paris - Lille - Calais
Regional trains (TER Hauts-de-France
TER Hauts-de-France is the regional rail network serving the region of Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais and T ...
):
*line K16 to Boulogne, Amiens and Paris
*line K21 to Boulogne and Amiens
*line K71 to Hazebrouck and Lille
Local trains: (TER Hauts-de-France):[
*line P54 to Hazebrouck, Béthune, Lens and Arras
*line P71 to Hazebrouck
*line P72 to Dunkirk
*line P73 to Boulogne, Étaples and Rang-du-Fliers
There is one ]TGV
The TGV (french: Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train"; previously french: TurboTrain à Grande Vitesse, label=none) is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF. SNCF worked on a high-speed rail network from 1966 to 19 ...
return service via Calais-Fréthun to Lille-Europe
Lille-Europe station (French: ''Gare de Lille-Europe'') is a SNCF railway station in Lille, France, on the LGV Nord high-speed railway. The station is primarily used for international Eurostar and long-distance SNCF TGV services, although some h ...
each day.[Paris-Amiens-Calais-Hazebrouck-Lille timetable]
It was formerly served by the Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais
The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais was a railway from Calais to Anvin, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France. It opened in 1881 and closed in 1955.
Background
In France, the building of railways was controlled by the Government. This a ...
between 1900 and 1955.
See also
*Port of Calais
The Port of Calais in northern France is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. It accounts for more than a third of economic activity in the town of Calais.
Background
The Port of Calais was the first cable ...
*Port of Dover
The Port of Dover is a cross-channel ferry, cruise terminal, maritime cargo and marina facility situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England. It is the nearest English port to France, at just away, and is one of the world's busiest maritime pa ...
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Railway stations in Pas-de-Calais
Buildings and structures in Calais
Railway stations in France opened in 1849