Barcelona–Cerbère railway | |
Native Name: | Línia Barcelona-Cervera de la Marenda |
Native Name Lang: | Catalan |
Type: | Heavy rail |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | Catalonia |
Start: | Barcelona Sants railway station |
End: | Gare de Cerbère |
Open: | 1854 |
Owner: | Adif |
Operator: | Renfe Operadora |
Character: | At-grade |
Linelength Km: | 168.1 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Routenumber: | 270[1] |
Linenumber: | ,,,, |
Electrification: | 3 kV DC overhead lines |
Speed Km/H: | 160 |
Map State: | collapsed |
The Barcelona–Cerbère railway is a 1682NaN2 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.
Barcelona Sants railway station
Plaça De Catalunya railway station
Sant Andreu Comtal Railway Station
Granollers Centre Railway Station