Status Open Line length 123 km (76 mi) Owner SNCF (1938–) | Opened 1869 - present Number of tracks Double track Terminis Hirson, Somain, Nord | |
Locale France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Fives-Hirson railway is a double tracked electrified railway line linking Lille-Flandres with Hirson.
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History
The line opened in stages:
Infrastructure
Electrification was complete by 1958. The line uses automatic block signalling (BAL, Bloc Automatique Lumineux).
References
Fives-Hirson Railway Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA