The Fives–Hirson railway is a double tracked electrified railway line linking Lille-Flandres with Hirson.
History The line opened in stages: Aulnoye to Hirson, 30 October 1869 Lille to Gare de Valenciennes, 22 June 1870 Valenciennes to Aulnoye, 1 September 1872
Infrastructure Electrification was complete by 1958. The line uses automatic block signalling (BAL, Bloc Automatique Lumineux).
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