Chemin de fer du Nord

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Chemin de fer du Nord was a major 19th–20th century French railway company that operated the rail network serving northern France and connecting Paris with Belgium and the United Kingdom via Channel ports.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French company
defunct company
railway company
connectedTo Belgium NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
connectedVia Channel ports
country France
era 19th century
20th century
headquartersLocation Paris
historicalSignificance important in development of northern France industrial regions
key operator of routes between Paris and Channel ports
industry rail transport
linkedCapital Paris NERFINISHED
linkedCountry Belgium NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
majorPortServed Boulogne-sur-Mer NERFINISHED
Calais NERFINISHED
Dunkerque NERFINISHED
majorRoute Paris–Brussels railway NERFINISHED
Paris–Calais railway NERFINISHED
Paris–Lille railway NERFINISHED
mergedInto SNCF NERFINISHED
nationalization French railway nationalization of 1937
networkType mainline railway network
operatedIn Paris region NERFINISHED
northern France
primaryTraffic freight transport
passenger transport
railGauge standard gauge
role one of the main private railway companies in France
servedCity Paris NERFINISHED
servedRegion Nord-Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED
Picardy NERFINISHED
Île-de-France NERFINISHED
status defunct
transportMode rail

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Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord shortName Chemin de fer du Nord