Barcelona–Cerbère railway
Appearance
Barcelona–Cerbère railway | |
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Overview | |
Native name | Línia Barcelona-Cervera de la Marenda |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Adif |
Line number | Template:RdC lines, Template:RdC lines, Template:RdC lines, Template:RdC lines, Template:RdC lines |
Locale | Catalonia |
Termini | |
Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
Route number | 270[1] |
Operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
History | |
Opened | 1854 |
Technical | |
Line length | 168.1 km (104.5 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | At-grade[a] |
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) |
The Barcelona–Cerbère railway is a 168-kilometre (104.39 mi) railway line linking Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain to Cerbère in France.
History
It was built between 1858 and 1878 and electrified between 1981 and 1982 .
Gallery
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Freight train on the line
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Regional train
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Estrella
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Locomotive 252.075 with the Catalan Talgo.
Notes
See also
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.
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External links
Media related to Barcelona–Cerbère railway at Wikimedia Commons
- Adif. Official website of the railway's owner
Categories:
- Iberian gauge railways
- Railway lines in Catalonia
- Railway lines opened in 1854
- Transport in Alt Empordà
- Transport in Baix Empordà
- Transport in Figueres
- Transport in Girona
- Transport in Gironès
- Transport in Barcelona
- Transport in Montcada i Reixac
- Transport in Selva
- Transport in Vallès Oriental
- 1854 establishments in Europe