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RAIL NETWORK
France’s densest rail network
1,447 km of railway lines
Lille is at the heart of a network of high-speed TGV trains serving Northern France:
- 60 minutes from Paris (25 trains daily),
- 80 minutes from London (11 trains daily)
- 38 minutes from Brussels (14 trains daily).
There is also direct TGV service to Marseilles, Lyon, Nantes, Amsterdam and, soon, Cologne.
The Channel Tunnel links Coquelles in France with Folkestone in the UK.
1st region for rail freight
Northern France represents 16 % of all rail freight in France, totalling 16,2 billion Kilometer tons in 2002 and representing 44.3 million tons of goods.
Cross-Channel service: 1.21 million tons transported by rail.
380 branch lines directly connected with production sites.
Combined transport: rail/transport combines long distance rail freight services with road deliveries.
European Railway Agency opens in Valenciennes
The inauguration underscores our region's excellence in rail and related industries.
Bombardier Crespin – new test bench for carriage doors
Bombardier invests EUR 1 million to upgrade its test and trial facility
Territory & infrastructure in Northern France
Multimodal transport, road network, rail, sea, inland waterways, air