French LGV Nord
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French LGV Nord is a high-speed railway line in northern France that links Paris to Lille and onward to Belgium and the Channel Tunnel, forming a key corridor in the European high-speed rail network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LGV Nord | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | high-speed railway line ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LGV Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
domestic high-speed traffic
ⓘ
international high-speed traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Belgian border
ⓘ
Channel Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Calais (via branch)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCountry |
Belgium (via connections)
ⓘ
United Kingdom (via Channel Tunnel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Belgian high-speed network
ⓘ
Channel Tunnel Rail Link via Channel Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| corridorRole | key corridor between Paris and northern Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formsAxis | Paris–Lille–Brussels–London high-speed axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
branch towards Belgium near Lille
ⓘ
branch towards Calais and Channel Tunnel ⓘ |
| internationalRole | link between France, Belgium and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 333 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ligne à grande vitesse Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearTerminus |
Lille-Europe station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lille-Flandres station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1993 ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF Réseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
European high-speed rail network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French high-speed rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHub | Paris-Gare du Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayType | passenger-dedicated high-speed line ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hauts-de-France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Eurostar services
ⓘ
TGV services ⓘ Thalys services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus | Paris-Gare du Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesSignalling | TVM cab signalling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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