Tarragona railway station explained

Tarragona
Style:Adif
Opened:1865
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Adif
Operator:Renfe
Line:Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway
Tarragona–Lleida railway

Tarragona railway station is the central railway station of Tarragona, Spain. The station is situated on the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway and is part of Adif and it accommodates RENFE conventional and Rodalies de Catalunya medium-distance trains.[1] [2] [3]

Opened in 1856, Tarragona station has an uncertain future due to the arrival of the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line at a new station called Camp de Tarragona, as well as the opening of an upgraded section of the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway bypassing the city of Tarragona. Officially called a "provisional station",[4] it is actually 10 kilometers from the centre of Tarragona, with all long-distance services being rerouted by the upgraded and high-speed lines, calling at Camp de Tarragona station instead.

Notes and References

  1. https://sede.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/4A8F0821-A4B6-4EB0-9F1C-BF4100B2BF77/68661/Ayuda_lineas_Estaciones.pdf Red ferroviaria española
  2. http://www.spanishrailway.com/capitulos_html/almansaavalenciaytarragona.htm Almansa á Valencia y Tarragona (AVT) Compañía del Ferrocarril de Almansa á Valencia y Tarragona
  3. http://www.trenscat.com/renfe/aldea_ct.html Estación Tarragona
  4. News: Renfe prevé que el AVE supere los actuales 300 kilómetros por hora este año . 31 January 2011 . 25 March 2010 . ADN . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20111108044351/http://www.adn.es/local/lleida/20100325/NWS-1878-AVE-Renfe-kilometros-actuales-supere.html . 8 November 2011 . dead .