Lleida–La Pobla Line Explained

Lleida–La Pobla Line
Native Name:	Línia Lleida-La Pobla
Native Name Lang:	ca
Type:	Commuter rail, regional rail
Status:	Operational
Locale:	Segrià, Noguera and Pallars Jussà comarques
Stations:	17
Routes:	Lleida Pirineus– Lleida Pirineus–La Pobla de Segur
Ridership2:	Regular service: 251,843 passenger journeys (2019)^[1] Tren dels Llacs: 6,703 passenger journeys (2019)
Open:	Adif (access line to Lleida Pirineus station) Government of Catalonia (rest of the line)^[2]
Operator:	Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC)
Character:	At-grade
Depot:	Pla de Vilanoveta (temporarily)^[3]
Stock:	Regular service: 2 Stadler GTW 2/6 (FGC 331 Series) DMUs Tren dels Llacs: 5 RENFE 6000 Series passenger cars hauled by two RENFE 308 Series diesel locomotives
Linelength:	89.35km (55.52miles)^[4]
Tracks:	1
Minradius:	300m (1,000feet)
Map State:	uncollapsed

The Lleida–La Pobla Line (Catalan; Valencian: Línia Lleida-La Pobla) is a 89.4adj=midNaNadj=mid railway line linking Lleida and La Pobla de Segur, in Catalonia, Spain. Most of its users concentrate between Lleida and Balaguer, where a frequent service is offered, with few trains continuing to La Pobla de Segur. Since 2009, a heritage railway service branded Tren dels Llacs (English: "Lakes Train"), in reference to the number of reservoirs skirted by the line north of Balaguer, has been running on the railway.^[5] The line is part of the ATM Àrea de Lleida fare-integrated public transport system between Lleida and Àger.^[6]

On 3 February 1924, the line's first stretch opened between Lleida and Balaguer, initially as part of a planned international rail line through the Pyrenees mountains between Lleida and Saint-Girons in France. Between 1949 and 1951, it was extended to the current northern terminus in La Pobla de Segur. The line was targeted for closure by the Spanish government in the 1980s, with great opposition from regional and local administrations. This led to the eventual transfer of the line to the Catalan government in 2004, though operations continued to be carried on by the national rail operator Renfe Operadora. In 2016, the line's operation was fully taken over by the regional company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) following the introduction of new rolling stock and service improvements.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Bibliography

• 1 July 2015 . Memòria de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya 2014 . 2014 Report of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya . ca . Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

  Department of Public Works and Transport. Government of Catalonia.

  . 31 July 2016 . .
• Garola Crespo . Àlvar . July 2005 . Anàlisi de la viabilitat econòmica i social d'un servei de rodalies: Aplicació al cas del tren de la Pobla . Study on the economic and social viability of the implementation of a commuter rail service: Application to the case of the La Pobla railway . ca . 2099.1/3263 . . 2 August 2016 .
• Book: Prieto Tur . Lluís . Enguix Peiró . Joan Carles . Línia Lleida - La Pobla. El Ferrocarril Transpirinenc de la Noguera Pallaresa . 2008 . Lleida–La Pobla Line. The Noguera Pallaresa's Trans-Pyrenees Railway. . ca . . 978-84-935172-4-3 . 1st.

External links

• • Tren dels Llacs official website
• Information and photos of the line at trenscat.cat

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Memòria Ferrocarrilsde la Generalitat de Catalunya. www.fgc.cat. 28 July 2021.
2. Web site: Real decreto 2398/2004, de 30 de diciembre, sobre traspaso a la Generalidad de Cataluña de la línea ferroviaria de titularidad del Estado «Lleida-La Pobla de Segur» y de las funciones y servicios de la Administración del Estado en materia de transporte por ferrocarril en relación con dicha línea . Royal Act 2398/2004, as of 30 December, on the transfer to the Government of Catalonia of the State owned Lleida–La Pobla de Segur railway line and the functions and services of the State Administration on rail transport issues regarding such railway line . es . . 31 December 2004 . . Ministry of the Presidency. Government of Spain. . 2 August 2016 .
3. Web site: Borràs . Bernat . Arribada nous trens dièsel 331 . Arrival of the new diesel 331 Series trains . ca . Línia Lleida-La Pobla de Segur . trenscat.cat . 2 August 2016.
4. [#CITEREFGarola Crespo2005|Garola Crespo (2005)]
5. Web site: Neix el Tren dels Llacs, un recorregut amb tren històric entre Lleida i La Pobla de Segur . The Tren dels Llacs is launched, a heritage railway service between Lleida and La Pobla de Segur . ca . Notícies . Lleida City Council . 16 May 2009. 4 August 2009.
6. . Xarxa integrada . Integrated system . ca . PDF . September 2015 . 31 July 2016 .
7. Web site: GTWs delivered for La Pobla de Segur route . Railway Gazette . . 19 January 2016 . 2 August 2016.
8. News: Biela . Laura . 16 January 2016 . Los nuevos trenes entre Lleida y La Pobla mejorarán frecuencia de paso y reducirán tiempo de viaje . The new trains between Lleida and La Pobla to increase service frequency and reduce travel times . es . . Lleida . 2 August 2016 .
9. News: . Els nous trens de la línia Lleida-La Pobla de Segur es posaran en servei el 25 de juliol . The new trains for the Lleida–La Pobla de Segur Line to come into service on 25 July . ca . . . Barcelona . 19 July 2016 . 2 August 2016 .