Barcelona–Cerbère railway

Barcelona–Cerbère railway
Barcelona–Cerbère railway
	Renfe Operadora's Estrella "Costa Brava" train hauled by a locomotive 252.040 near Vilamalla station
Overview
Native name	Línia Barcelona-Cervera de la Marenda
Status	Operational
Owner	Adif
Line number	R2, R2 Nord, R8, R11, RG1
Locale	Catalonia
Termini	Barcelona Sants railway station; Gare de Cerbère;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Route number	270
Operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
History
Opened	1854
Technical
Line length	168.1 km (104.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification	3 kV DC overhead lines
Operating speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona railway
	to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya
	Madrid–Barcelona railway
	to Barcelona Sants
	Madrid–Barcelona railway
	to Barcelona França
	Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
	to Barcelona Sants
	Barcelona–Mataró–
	Maçanet-Massanes railway
	to
	Mataró
	Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
	to Girona
	Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona railway
	to Manresa
	Castellbisbal–Mollet-Sant Fost railway
	to Castellbisbal
	Barcelona–Mataró–
	Maçanet-Massanes railway
	to
	Mataró
	Narbonne-Portbou railway
	to Narbonne
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The Barcelona–Cerbère railway is a 168-kilometre (104.39 mi) railway line linking Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain to Cerbère in France. It is served by the Rodalies de Catalunya commuter network, Renfe regional, MD, AVE, Avlo and Avant train services, and TGV trains. The line stars at Barcelona Sants railway station, and passes through the Catalan regional cities of Girona and Figueres before reaching the French border, and then Cerbère, just across the border. It is an important commuter and High Speed line, connecting Paris, Montpellier and Perpinyà to Spain.

History

It was built between 1858 and 1878 and electrified between 1981 and 1982 . It used to start at the Estació de França in Barcelona, but now starts at the Sants station.

Major Stations Along The Railway

Barcelona Sants railway station

Plaça De Catalunya railway station

Arc De Triomf Railway Station

El Clot-Aragó Railway Station

Sant Andreu Comtal Railway Station

Granollers Centre Railway Station

Girona Railway Station

Figueres Railway Station

Portbou Railway Station

Cerbère station

Gallery

Barcelona Estació de França
Freight train on the line
Regional train
Estrella
Portbou railway station
Locomotive 252.075 with the Catalan Talgo.
A Civia 465+463 near Mollet - Sant Fost train station (Catalonia).
RENFE Class 449 in Montcada i Reixac train station.

Notes

^ Although the Barcelona–Cerbère railway is at-grade for almost all of its length, it runs underground as it passes through Montmeló.

References

^ "Listado de líneas y estaciones" [List of railway lines and stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

External links

Media related to Bif. Sagrera-Cerbère railway line (Adif line 270) at Wikimedia Commons

Adif Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Official website of the railway's owner

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[2] Although the Barcelona–Cerbère railway is at-grade for almost all of its length, it runs underground as it passes through Montmeló.

[fomento-1] "Listado de líneas y estaciones" [List of railway lines and stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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v t e Railway lines in Catalonia
High-speed	Madrid–Barcelona–Figueres Perpignan–Figueres Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders (partly)
Mainline	Barcelona–Cerbère Barcelona–El Prat Airport rail link Barcelona–Mataró–Maçanet-Massanes Barcelona–Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg Castellbisbal–Mollet-Sant Fost La Plana-Picamoixons–Sant Vicenç de Calders Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona Madrid–Barcelona Reus–Caspe–Zaragoza Sant Vicenç de Calders–Vilafranca del Penedès–Barcelona Tarragona–Lleida Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders
Local	Barcelona Metro L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L9/L10 L11 Montjuïc Funicular Barcelona–Vallès Vallvidrera Funicular Lleida–La Pobla Llobregat–Anoia Tibidabo Funicular Trambaix Trambesòs
Mountain	Montserrat Rack Railway Sant Joan Funicular Santa Cova Funicular Vall de Núria Rack Railway
Heritage	Alt Llobregat Tourist Railway Gelida Funicular Tramvia Blau
Proposed	Bages Tram-train Cornellà–Castelldefels Orbital Railway Line TramCamp TramGavarres TramVallès Transversal Rail Link
Defunct	Manresa–Guardiola Mina Grott Mollerussa–Balaguer Olot–Girona Palamós–Girona–Banyoles Reus–Salou Roda de Berà–Reus (partly) Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona Tortosa–La Cava Trams in Barcelona (historical system)