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Coudekerque-Branche–Fontinettes railway

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The Coudekerque-Branche–Fontinettes railway runs along the English Channel and North Sea coast of France from a junction near Coudekerque-Branche station in Dunkirk to a junction near Les Fontinettes station in Calais. It is 41.159 kilometres (25.575 miles) long and AC electrified single track for much of its length, except for the first 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from Dunkirk, which is double track electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz in. Line speeds are from 80 km/h (50 mph) to 120 km/h (75 mph). There is a movable bridge over the Aa at Gravelines to allow navigation of the river.

StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Hauts-de-France)
Termini
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Coudekerque-Branche–Fontinettes railway
Route on a 1920s map
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerRFF
LocaleFrance (Hauts-de-France)
Termini
Service
SystemSNCF
OperatorSNCF
History
Opened1876
Technical
Line length41.159 km (25.575 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC Overhead[1]
Route map

304.8
Dunkirk
to Dunkirk Maritime
304.4
1.4
Coudekerque-Branche
Petite-Synthe
to Dunkirk Maritime
Grande-Synthe
Marshalling Yard
6.6
Grande-Synthe
8.1
Courghain
to Dunkirk Maritime
to Mardyck oil dock
Loon-Plage
Craywick-Coppenaxfort
17.6
Bourbourg
to Watten-Éperlecques
23.6
Gravelines
Movable bridge
Aa
Pont-d'Oye
Offekerque
Marck
40.2
Beau-Marais
Saint-Pierre
43.7
104.1
Line from Lille
CF AC
to Anvin
104.9
293.0
Les Fontinettes
Calais St. Pierre
294.6
Calais-Ville
Calais-Maritime
Line to Boulogne
Close
The line and a former station at Pont-d'Oye

The line is used by local trains between Calais and Dunkirk.[2]

History

The line was built by Compagnie du Nord-Est and opened on 10 August 1876. Operations were transferred on 5 June 1883 to Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord.

A second track was added to the entire line in 1915. The first ten kilometres of the line from Coudekerque was electrified in 1962, and the marshalling yard (triage de Grande-Synthe) at Grande-Sythe was built between 1962 and 1965.

Plans to electrify the line were completed by 2015.[3]

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