Border geo-coordinates: 50.572009, 3.278561 [Open on OpenStreetMap, OpenRailwayMap]
Status: Operational
#CrossBorderRail assessment: Active passenger line - visited by ๐
Date(s) visited during #CrossBorderRail project: 30/10/2022
Core Data
Track gauge: 1435 mm
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Max speed: ca. 300km/h
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Number of tracks: 2
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Electrification: 25kV/50Hz~
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Train control system: TVM 430
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European Commission Political Assessment
Importance to border region: No
Importance to countries concerned: High
Importance to TEN-T network: High
TEN-T corridor: North Sea - Mediterranean
European Commission Administrative Data
Infrastructure manager: SNCF Rรฉseau [FR]; Infrabel [BE]
Language of operation: French
Competent authorities for PSO passenger services: Rรฉgion Hauts-de-France [FR]; FOD Mobiliteit en Vervoer [BE]
Railway undertaking(s): Thalys, Eurostar, SNCF [FR]; Thalys, Eurostar, SNCB [BE]
Ministry of transport: Ministรจre de la Transition รฉcologique et solidaire [FR]; FOD Mobiliteit en vervoer [BE]
European Commission Historical Data
Inauguration: 1996
Closure: -
Passenger services: 0 / 96 / 342 / -
Length of cross border section: 118 km
Average speed of cross border section: 196 km/h
Daily passenger flow: Not available
Background
Photos from Lille ๐ซ๐ท – Bruxelles ๐ง๐ช HSL
