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Narbonne–Portbou railway

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System
  
SNCF

Opened
  
1858-1878

Line length
  
104 km (65 mi)

Status
  
Operational

Operator(s)
  
SNCF

Owner
  
Réseau Ferré de France

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Locale
  
France (Languedoc-Roussillon), Spain (Catalonia)

Terminis
  
Portbou railway station, Gare de Narbonne

The railway from Narbonne to Portbou is an important French 104-kilometre long railway line, that connects the southern city Narbonne to northeastern Spain. The railway was built by the Compagnie des Chemins de fer du Midi. The first section that was opened in 1858 led from Narbonne to Perpignan. The line was extended to the Spanish border town Portbou in 1878.

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Route

The Narbonne–Portbou railway leaves the Bordeaux–Sète railway in Narbonne towards the south. It runs close to the Mediterranean coast for much of its length. South of Perpignan the new high-speed rail to Figueres branches off. The Narbonne–Portbou railway crosses the Spanish border between Cerbère and Portbou, where the railway ends. France and Spain have different rail gauges (standard gauge and Iberian gauge, resp.), which requires change of trains. The section between Cerbère and Portbou has tracks with both gauges.

Main stations

The main stations on the Narbonne–Portbou railway are:

  • Gare de Narbonne
  • Gare de Perpignan
  • Gare de Cerbère
  • Portbou railway station

    • Services

    The Narbonne–Portbou railway is used by the following passenger services:

  • TGV from Paris to Barcelona on the section between Narbonne and Perpignan
  • AVE from Barcelona to Toulouse or Lyon, and from Madrid to Marseille on the section between Narbonne and Perpignan
  • Intercités from Paris to Portbou via Toulouse on the whole line
  • TER Languedoc-Roussillon regional services on the whole line

    • References

    Narbonne–Portbou railway Wikipedia
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