Barcelona–Cerbère railway

Barcelona–Cerbère railway
Barcelona–Cerbère railway
	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	Barcelona Sants railway station; Gare de Cerbère;
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Route number	270
Operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
History
Opened	1854
Technical
Line length	168.1 km (104.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade
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)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona railway
	to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya
	Madrid–Barcelona railway
	to Barcelona Sants
	Madrid–Barcelona railway
	to Barcelona França
	Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
	to Barcelona Sants
	Barcelona–Mataró–
	Maçanet-Massanes railway
	to
	Mataró
	Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
	to Girona
	Lleida–Manresa–Barcelona railway
	to Manresa
	Castellbisbal–Mollet-Sant Fost railway
	to Castellbisbal
	Barcelona–Mataró–
	Maçanet-Massanes railway
	to
	Mataró
	Narbonne-Portbou railway
	to Narbonne
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

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.

History

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.