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.

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instanceOf high-speed railway line
abbreviation LGV Nord
builtFor domestic high-speed traffic
international high-speed traffic
connects Belgian border
Channel Tunnel
Lille
Paris
connectsCity Calais (via branch)
linked to: Calais

Lille
Paris
connectsCountry Belgium (via connections)
United Kingdom (via Channel Tunnel)
connectsTo Belgian high-speed network
Channel Tunnel Rail Link via Channel Tunnel
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
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
maximumSpeed 300 km/h
nativeName Ligne à grande vitesse Nord
nearTerminus Lille-Europe station
Lille-Flandres station
opened 1993
operator SNCF Réseau
owner French state
partOf European high-speed rail network
French high-speed rail network
linked to: TGV network
primaryHub Paris-Gare du Nord
linked to: Gare du Nord
railwayType passenger-dedicated high-speed line
regionServed Hauts-de-France
Île-de-France
serves Eurostar services
TGV services
Thalys services
linked to: Thalys
status operational
terminus Paris-Gare du Nord
linked to: Gare du Nord
trackGauge 1,435 mm standard gauge
usesSignalling TVM cab signalling

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