Calais-Ville station ( French: ''Gare de Calais-Ville)'' is a

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in the city centre of

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a French port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Calais is the largest city in Pas-de-Calais. The population of the city proper is 67,544; that of the urban area is 144,6 ...

, France.

History

Gare de Ville opened in 1849, replacing the temporary St. Pierre station which had opened in 1846 and subsequently became the site of a marshalling yard. It was rebuilt in 1888–89. In 1900, the

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Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais (CF AC) was extended from St. Pierre to Calais-Ville, enabling the closure of St. Pierre. In the

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, Calais-Ville station had been severely damaged in 1940 during the

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, and further damaged in 1944 when Calais was liberated by Allied forces. The remaining station buildings were demolished and temporary buildings erected to serve until the station was rebuilt. The CF AC closed on 1 March 1955. Calais-Ville station was subsequently rebuilt.

Services

It is the principal station for commuter and short-distance rail services in Calais. Another station Calais-Fréthun, which is where longer distance trains depart from, is connected by a free shuttle bus service (to meet with trains to Paris).Yahoo Travel
There is a third smaller station at Les Fontinettes. There is a shuttle service bus from the Port of Calais to the station. The station is served by the following trains: *High speed trains (''TGV'') Paris - Lille - Calais Regional trains ( TER Hauts-de-France): *line K16 to Boulogne, Amiens and Paris *line K21 to Boulogne and Amiens *line K71 to Hazebrouck and Lille Local trains: (TER Hauts-de-France): *line P54 to Hazebrouck, Béthune, Lens and Arras *line P71 to Hazebrouck *line P72 to Dunkirk *line P73 to Boulogne, Étaples and Rang-du-Fliers There is one

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return service via Calais-Fréthun to Lille-Europe each day.Paris-Amiens-Calais-Hazebrouck-Lille timetable
It was formerly served by the Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais between 1900 and 1955.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calais, Gare Railway stations in Pas-de-Calais Buildings and structures in Calais Railway stations in France opened in 1849

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