Belgian railway line 94

The Belgian railway line 94 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Halle with Tournai and the French border near Baisieux. Beyond Baisieux the line continues to the French city Lille. The line was opened between 1847 and 1866, and a section between Ath and Enghien was straightened in 1985.

Belgian railway line 94
Two passenger trains hauled by Class 62 locomotives at Ath station in 1987
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Belgium
Termini	Halle railway station French border near Baisieux
Service
Services	Line 94 km Line 96 to Brussels 0.0 Halle Line 96 to Mons 15.4 Enghien to Geraardsbergen 26.0 Silly freight line to Ghislenghien ↓ to Mons 38.4 Ath River Dender to Geraardsbergen 50.4 Leuze-en-Hainaut to Mons 68.5 Tournai River Scheldt 71.1 Froyennes to Kortrijk 77.8 14.6 Belgium France border 12.5 Baisieux to Orchies 7.3 Ascq 6.3 Annappes 5.0 Pont-de-Bois 4.0 Hellemmes freight line to Béthune 2.9 Lezennes LGV Nord to Paris, Brussels, & London to Charleville-Mézières Paris–Lille railway to Amiens & Béthune 0.0 Lille Flandres Line 75 to Kortrijk Lille–Fontinettes railway to Calais
Operator(s)	National Railway Company of Belgium and Eurostar (on diversion only)
History
Opened	1847–1985
Technical
Line length	78 km (48 mi) (Belgian part)
Number of tracks	double track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC
Route map km Line 96 to Brussels 0.0 Halle Line 96 to Mons 15.4 Enghien to Geraardsbergen 26.0 Silly freight line to Ghislenghien ↓ to Mons 38.4 Ath River Dender to Geraardsbergen 50.4 Leuze-en-Hainaut to Mons 68.5 Tournai River Scheldt 71.1 Froyennes to Kortrijk 77.8 14.6 Belgium France border 12.5 Baisieux to Orchies 7.3 Ascq 6.3 Annappes 5.0 Pont-de-Bois 4.0 Hellemmes freight line to Béthune 2.9 Lezennes LGV Nord to Paris, Brussels, & London to Charleville-Mézières Paris–Lille railway to Amiens & Béthune 0.0 Lille Flandres Line 75 to Kortrijk Lille–Fontinettes railway to Calais

Stations

The main interchange stations on line 94 are:

• Halle: to Brussels and Mons
• Enghien: to Geraardsbergen
• Ath: to Geraardsbergen and Mons
• Tournai: to Kortrijk, Mons and Saint-Ghislain