Fives–Hirson railway

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).