Calais-Fréthun Station

It is one of four stations serving the town; the others are Calais-Ville in the town centre, Fontinettes in the suburbs, and Beau Marais in the suburbs.

Calais-Fréthun
Main station building
General information
Location	Rue de la Gare Calais France
Coordinates	50°54′07″N 1°48′43″E / 50.90194°N 1.81194°E / 50.90194; 1.81194
Owned by	SNCF
Operated by	SNCF
Line(s)	LGV Nord
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Platform levels	3
Other information
Station code	87281071
IATA code	XFF
Website	https://www.sncf.com/en/stations/calais-frethun/OCE87281071/departures-arrivals/gl/departures
History
Opened	26 September 1993
Services Preceding station Eurostar Following station Ashford International towards London Eurostar Lille-Europe towards Amsterdam Centraal Lille-Europe towards Disneyland Paris Ashford International towards Eurostar Bourg-Saint-Maurice Lille-Europe towards Ashford International towards London Eurostar Lille-Europe towards Paris-Nord Preceding station SNCF Following station Calais-Ville towards Paris-Nord TGV Lille Europe towards Calais-Ville Preceding station TER Hauts-de-France Following station Lille-Europe towards Amiens Krono+ GV K92+ Terminus Krono+ GV K94+ Boulogne towards Rang-du-Fliers Pihen towards Rang-du-Fliers Proxi P73 Les Fontinettes towards Calais

The station has four platforms, two on the high-speed line for Eurostar services, and two for SNCF TER Hauts-de-France regional services. The TER platforms are also used by some TGV long-distance services.

The TGV stops here on journeys from Lille-Europe to Calais, Boulogne and Rang-du-Fliers-Verton-Berck, and Paris.

The local trains are run by TER Hauts-de-France which covers the region. The station is served by regional trains to Calais, Boulogne, Arras, Amiens and Lille.

Calais-Fréthun is the first station on the continental side of the Eurostar route and passengers could alight here to connect onto the SNCF or LGV Nord services. As of July 2011^[update] three services a day called in each direction travelling between London and Brussels via Lille-Europe. However, these were suspended in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as of Summer 2023 there is as yet no date for their resumption.

After the 'Additional Protocol to the Sangatte Protocol' was signed by France and the United Kingdom on 29 May 2000, juxtaposed controls were set up in the station. Eurostar passengers travelling to the UK clear exit checks from the Schengen Area (carried out by the French Border Police) as well as UK entry checks (conducted by the UK Border Force) in the station before boarding their train.