Portbou railway station

Portbou is a railway station serving Portbou in Catalonia, Spain. It is on the Barcelona–Cerbère railway and the Narbonne–Portbou railway. The station is owned by Adif and is served by Rodalies de Catalunya regional line R11 and Girona commuter rail service line RG1. SNCF-operated Intercités trains also serve the station.

Portbou
Aerial view of the station
LocationCarrer Claudi Planas
17497 Portbou
Spain
Coordinates42°25′29″N 3°9′28″E
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe Operadora and SNCF
Line(s)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station code79315[1]
History
Opened1878
Location
Portbou
Location in Catalonia
Portbou
Location in Spain
Portbou
Location in Europe

The station is a border railway station where all trains have to stop, as those coming from/going into France have to change gauge from 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 2132 in) Iberian gauge to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge. Between Portbou railway station and Cerbère railway station in France, both track gauges run through the Balitres tunnel.

Rail services

Preceding station   Rodalies de Catalunya   Following station
Colera
R11
Outbound Regional (R) services only
Terminus
Colera
toward L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
RG1Terminus
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
TerminusTER Occitanie L2
TerminusIntercités
night trains

References

  1. "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 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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