Barcelona–Cerbère railway - Wikipedia
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| Barcelona–Cerbère railway | |
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 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 | |
| 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. 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.
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
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Barcelona Sants railway station
Plaça De Catalunya railway station
Sant Andreu Comtal Railway Station
Granollers Centre Railway Station
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Freight train on the line
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Regional train
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Estrella
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A Civia 465+463 near Mollet - Sant Fost train station (Catalonia).
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RENFE Class 449 in Montcada i Reixac train station.
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- ^ "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.
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