Rail transport in Catalonia
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- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
lines (FGC):- Metro de Barcelona lines
- Línia Barcelona-Vallès
- Línia Llobregat-AnoiaLínia Llobregat-AnoiaLínia Llobregat-Anoia or Metro del Baix Llobregat is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known...
- Broad gaugeBroad gaugeBroad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
lines (Renfe):- Rodalies BarcelonaRodalies BarcelonaRodalies Barcelona is the commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, and its metropolitan area as well as other parts of the province.Rodalies Barcelona is made up of 13 lines, 6 of which are operated by the Spanish company RENFE and 7 by Generalitat-owned FGC. The whole network—and fare...
lines - Regionals lines (Mitjana distància in catalanCatalan languageCatalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
) - Long distance lines (Llarga distància)
- Rodalies Barcelona
- Transports Metropolitans de BarcelonaTransports Metropolitans de BarcelonaTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA....
lines (TMB):- Metro de Barcelona
- TramwayTramA tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
lines:- Tramvia BlauTramvia BlauTramvia Blau is one of Barcelona's three tram systems. It is a heritage streetcar line serving a hilly area of the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district between the terminus of FGC Barcelona Metro L7 and the Funicular del Tibidabo...
(TMBTransports Metropolitans de BarcelonaTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA....
) - TramTramA tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
lines (TRAM)
- Tramvia Blau
- High speed lines in Catalonia (Renfe)
- AVEAVEAlta Velocidad Española is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by Renfe, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to . The name is literally translated from Spanish as "Spanish High Speed", but also a play on the word , meaning "bird".AVE trains run on a network of...
lines (in Standard gaugeStandard gaugeThe standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
) - High speed trains (in broad gaugeBroad gaugeBroad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
)
- AVE
- Funicular and aerial tramway of Catalonia (Funiculars i telefèrics de Catalunya)
Transport authorities
Transport authorities are interadministrative voluntarily corporations responsible of coordinate a public transport system. Nowadays there are four transport authorities in Catalonia:- Autoritat del Transport MetropolitàAutoritat del Transport MetropolitàAutoritat del Transport Metropolità , shortened as ATM, is the organization in charge of the coordination of several public transportation systems in the city of Barcelona, its metropolitan area and other regions under its influence, including the setting of a shared fare, as well as the...
(ATM) in Àmbit metropolità de BarcelonaÀmbit metropolità de BarcelonaÀmbit metropolità de Barcelona is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia . It is located in the central coast of Catalonia, Spain, in Barcelona and its influence area...
(BarcelonaBarcelona (province)Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia.-Overview:It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea....
and part of TarragonaTarragona (province)Tarragona is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Castellón, Teruel, Zaragoza, Lleida, Barcelona, and the Mediterranean Sea....
and GironaGirona (province)Girona is a province of north-eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida, and by France and the Mediterranean Sea....
). - Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat del Camp de TarragonaAutoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat del Camp de TarragonaAutoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat del Camp de Tarragona or ATM Camp de Tarragona is one of the five transport authorities corporations in Catalonia responsible of coordinate public transport system in Camp de Tarragona.ATM is coordinating public transport in comarca of Alt Camp, Baix Camp,...
(ATM Camp de Tarragona) in Camp de TarragonaCamp de TarragonaCamp de Tarragona is a natural and historical region of Catalonia, Spain. It includes a central plain, surrounded by the Serralada Prelitoral mountain chain on the west and in the north, with the Mediterranean sand beaches of the Costa Daurada on the east and limited in the south by the Coll de...
. - Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de LleidaAutoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de LleidaAutoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de Lleida or ATM Àrea de Lleida is one of the five transport authority corporations in Catalonia responsible for the coordination of public transport systems in Lleida and its surroundings, the Àrea de Lleida.It's a consortium made up by the Lleida...
(ATM Àrea de Lleida) in some parts of LleidaPonentPonent, Lleida or Terres de Lleida is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia and is not clear what name will have ....
. - Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de GironaAutoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de GironaAutoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de Girona or Àrea de Girona is one of the five transport authority corporations in Catalonia responsible of coordinating the public transport system in the Àrea de Girona.ATM is coordinating public transport in the comarques of Gironès, Pla de...
(ATM Àrea de Girona) ) in some parts of Comarques GironinesComarques GironinesComarques Gironines is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. It is located in the north-east of Catalonia and will be formed by seven comarques: Gironès, Selva, Pla de l'Estany, Garrotxa, Ripollès, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà....
. - In project:
- Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de les Comarques CentralsAutoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de les Comarques CentralsAutoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de les Comarques Centrals or ATM Comarques Centrals is one of the five transport authorities corporations in Catalonia responsible of coordinate public transport system in Comarques Centrals.ATM will start to coordinate public transport in comarca of Bages ...
(ATM Comarques Centrals) in Comarques CentralsComarques CentralsComarques Centrals is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia. It is located in the central part of Catalonia and will be formed by five comarques: Anoia, Bages, Berguedà, Osona and Solsonès.-References:...
.
- Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de les Comarques Centrals
Rodalies Barcelona
Rodalies BarcelonaRodalies Barcelona
Rodalies Barcelona is the commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, and its metropolitan area as well as other parts of the province.Rodalies Barcelona is made up of 13 lines, 6 of which are operated by the Spanish company RENFE and 7 by Generalitat-owned FGC. The whole network—and fare...
is the principal element of Barcelona metropolitan area
Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona
Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona is one of the seven territories defined by the Regional Plan of Catalonia . It is located in the central coast of Catalonia, Spain, in Barcelona and its influence area...
transport and in some municipalities of Girona
Girona (province)
Girona is a province of north-eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida, and by France and the Mediterranean Sea....
and Tarragona
Tarragona (province)
Tarragona is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Castellón, Teruel, Zaragoza, Lleida, Barcelona, and the Mediterranean Sea....
.
There are 15 lines (R1
Rodalies Barcelona line 1
Rodalies Barcelona line 1 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain...
-R2
Rodalies Barcelona line 2
Rodalies Barcelona line 2 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. That line is known as Coast line in its south part...
-R3
Rodalies Barcelona line 3
Rodalies Barcelona line 3 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. Part of the line, Vic - Puigcerdà / la Tor de Querol, is done by a regional service and that line is the only one that goes to Pyrenees and France. ...
-R4
Rodalies Barcelona line 4
Rodalies Barcelona line 4 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. That line connects Sant Vicenç de Calders with Barcelona and Manresa. In a nearly future the line will connect Manresa with Barcelona and Barcelona...
-R7
Rodalies Barcelona line 7
Rodalies Barcelona line 7 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain...
-R10
Rodalies Barcelona line 10
Rodalies Barcelona line 10 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain...
-S1-S2-S5-S55-S1
Línia Llobregat-Anoia
Línia Llobregat-Anoia or Metro del Baix Llobregat is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known...
-S8
Línia Llobregat-Anoia
Línia Llobregat-Anoia or Metro del Baix Llobregat is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known...
-S33
Línia Llobregat-Anoia
Línia Llobregat-Anoia or Metro del Baix Llobregat is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known...
-R5
Línia Llobregat-Anoia
Línia Llobregat-Anoia or Metro del Baix Llobregat is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known...
-R6
Línia Llobregat-Anoia
Línia Llobregat-Anoia or Metro del Baix Llobregat is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known...
) operated by:
- Renfe Operadora : 6 lines (broad gaugeBroad gaugeBroad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
).- Molins de Rei - L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - Mataró - Blanes - Maçanet-Massanes (via Barcelona Plaça Catalunya)
- St. Vicenç Calders - Vilanova i la Geltrú - Castelldefels - Granollers Centre - St Celoni - Maçanet-Massanes (via Bcn Passeig de Gràcia)
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - Vic - Ripoll - Puigcerdà - La Tor de Querol (via Barcelona Plaça Catalunya)
- Sant Vicenç de Calders - Vilafranca del Penedès - Martorell - Terrassa - Manresa (per via Barcelona Plaça Catalunya)
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat - Martorell (via Cerdanyola-Universitat and Barcelona Plaça Catalunya)
- Estació de França - Aeroport (via Passeig de Gràcia)
- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
: 4 lines (standard gaugeStandard gaugeThe standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
) 5 lines (metric gaugeMetre gaugeMetre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
).- FGCFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
Línia Barcelona-Vallès:- Barcelona Plaça Catalunya - Terrassa-Rambla
- Barcelona Plaça Catalunya - Sabadell-Rambla
- Barcelona Plaça Catalunya - Rubí
- Barcelona Plaça Catalunya - Universitat Autònoma
- FGCFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
Línia Llobregat-AnoiaLínia Llobregat-AnoiaLínia Llobregat-Anoia or Metro del Baix Llobregat is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known...
:- Barcelona Plaça Espanya - Can Ros
- Barcelona Plaça Espanya - Olesa de Montserrat
- Barcelona Plaça Espanya - Martorell Enllaç
- Barcelona Plaça Espanya - Manresa
- Barcelona Plaça Espanya - Igualada
- FGC
Mitjana distància
Mitjana distància or Media distancia Renfe (in catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
or castilian
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
) (also called Catalunya Exprés: Ca lines) there are 9 lines (Ca1-Ca2-Ca3-Ca4-Ca5
Rodalies Barcelona line 3
Rodalies Barcelona line 3 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. Part of the line, Vic - Puigcerdà / la Tor de Querol, is done by a regional service and that line is the only one that goes to Pyrenees and France. ...
-Ca6-Ca7
Lleida - La Pobla de Segur line
The railway line Ca7, commonly known as Lleida - La Pobla de Segur line is a commuter/regional line currently operated by RENFE on Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya infrastructure, and administered by the Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de Lleida. In 2010, the line will...
-R43-L7). Those lines go all around of the four catalan provinces and some of them go to Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
(Aragón
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
) and Castelló de la Plana and València
Valencia
-In Spain:* Valencia , Spain, capital of the Valencia Autonomous Community* Valencian Community, an autonomous community of Spain**Valencian people, an ethnic group or nationality whose homeland is the Valencian Community...
in País Valencià. Lines are operated by:
- Renfe Operadora: 8 lines (broad gaugeBroad gaugeBroad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
) and one of standard gaugeStandard gaugeThe standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
:- Barcelona - Tarragona - Salou - Tortosa (with some expeditions to Vinaròs and València Nord)
- Barcelona - Girona - Figueres - Portbou - Cervera de la Marenda (FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) - Barcelona - Tarragona - Reus - Riba-Roja d'Ebre (with some expeditions to Caspe and Zaragoza-Delicias)
- Barcelona - Lleida-Pirineus
- by Montblanc (via Reus)
- by Montblanc (via Valls).
- by Manresa and Cervera.
- Barcelona - Puigcerdà Latour-de-Carol (France)
- Barcelona - Caspe - Zaragoza-Delicias
- Lleida-Pirineus - Monzón - Zaragoza-Delicias
- Tortosa - L'Aldea-Amposta - València Nord
- Avant Barcelona SantsBarcelona Sants railway stationBarcelona Sants railway station or Sants Estació is the main railway station in Barcelona, owned by Adif, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state...
- Camp de TarragonaCamp de Tarragona railway stationCamp de Tarragona is a railway station, opened on 19 December 2006, on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line between Madrid and Barcelona. Located between the municipalities of La Secuita and Perafort, some 8 km north of Tarragona itself, the new station serves an area with an estimated...
- Lleida-PirineusLleida Pirineus railway stationLleida Pirineus railway station is a regional railway station in the city of Lleida, Catalonia, between the neighbourhoods of Pardinyes and Rambla de Ferran. The first train services in Lleida date of 1860, but the station wasn't was built until 1927, and it didn't adopt its current official name...
- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
: Lleida - La Pobla de Segur lineLleida - La Pobla de Segur lineThe railway line Ca7, commonly known as Lleida - La Pobla de Segur line is a commuter/regional line currently operated by RENFE on Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya infrastructure, and administered by the Autoritat Territorial de la Mobilitat de l'Àrea de Lleida. In 2010, the line will...
is an old Renfe line that in the first of January 2005 was transferred to FGCFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
.- Lleida-Pirineus - Balaguer - Tremp - La Pobla de Segur
- All Barcelona trains start in Estació de França, Sant Andreu ComtalSant Andreu Comtal railway stationSant Andreu Comtal is an Adif-operated railway station in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona. It's served by Rodalies Barcelona and a number of regional trains from the line Barcelona-Portbou-Cerbère. Passengers can also commute here to Barcelona Metro line 1 station Sant Andreu...
or Barcelona SantsBarcelona Sants railway stationBarcelona Sants railway station or Sants Estació is the main railway station in Barcelona, owned by Adif, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state...
. - That line was traspassed to U.N. Rodalies and now is considered a Rodalies Barcelona line 3Rodalies Barcelona line 3Rodalies Barcelona line 3 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. Part of the line, Vic - Puigcerdà / la Tor de Querol, is done by a regional service and that line is the only one that goes to Pyrenees and France. ...
enlargement. - That line was traspassed to FGC but is operated by Renfe Operadora.
Llarga distància
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
or castilian
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
) are Renfe lines that used other Renfe lines, mitjana distància or Rodalies, and connect Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
with other Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
towns or Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an cities. Some of them are high speed lines.
- Estrella (120 km/h):
- Costa Brava: Madrid Chamartín · Alcalá de Henares · Guadalajara · Sigüenza · Arcos de Jalón · Calatayud · La Puebla de Híjar · Casp · Flix · Móra la Nova · Reus · Tarragona · Sant Vicenç de Calders · Barcelona Sants · Granollers Centre · Caldes de Malavella · Girona · Flaçà · Figueres · Llançà · Portbou · Cervera de la Marenda
- Galicia: Barcelona Sants · Tarragona · Reus · Lleida-Pirineus · Montsó-Riu Cinca · Saragossa-Delicias · Tudela de Navarra · Castejón de Ebro · Logronyo · Burgos · Palència · Lleó · Astorga · Ponferrada · O Barco de Valdeorras · A Rúa-Petín · San Clodio-Quiroga · Monforte de Lemos >
- La Corunya branch: Sarria · Lugo · Curtis · Betanzos-Infesta · La Corunya-San Cristóbal
- Vigo branch: Ourense-Empalme · Guillarei · O Porriño · Redondela de Galícia · Vigo
- Pío Baroja: Barcelona Sants · Tarragona · Reus · Lleida-Pirineus · Montsó-Riu Cinca · Saragossa-Delicias >
- Bilbao branch: Tudela de Navarra · Castejón de Ebro · Calahorra · Logronyo · Miranda de Ebro · Llodio · Bilbao-Abando
- Asturias branch: Tudela de Navarra · Castejón de Ebro · Calahorra · Logronyo · Miranda de Ebre · Burgos · Palència · Sahagún · Lleó · Pola de Lena · Mieres-Puente · Oviedo · Gijón-Jovellanos · Gijón-Cercanías
- Hendaia branch: Tudela de Navarra · Castejón de Ebro · Tafalla · Pamplona · Alsasua · Zumárraga · Beasaín · Tolosa · Sant Sebastià · Irun · Hendaia
- Salamanca branch: Tudela · Castejón de Ebro · Calahorra · Logronyo · Miranda de Ebro · Burgos · Palència · Valladolid-Campo Grande · Medina del Campo · Cantalapiedra · Salamanca
- Talgo
- Català Talgo: Barcelona Sants - Montpeller-Saint Roch
- Mare Nostrum: Cartagena/Llorca - Montpeller-Saint Roch
- Miguel de Unamuno: Barcelona Sants - País Basc/Salamanca
- Barcelona Sants - Llorca
- Barcelona Sants - Múrcia
- AlviaAlviaAlvia is a high speed train in Spain used by RENFE for long distance service. The trains have the ability to use both Iberian gauge and standard gauge, which allows them to utilize the recently constructed high-speed lines for part of the journey before switching to the "classic" Iberian gauge...
- Barcelona-Sants · Camp de Tarragona · Lleida Pirineus · Saragossa-Delicias · Tudela · Castejón de Ebro · Tafalla · Pamplona · Vitoria-Gasteiz · Miranda de Ebro · Burgos · Palencia · Sahagún · León · Astorga · Bembibre · Ponferrada · O Barco de Valdeorras · A Rua-Petín · San Clodio-Quiroga · Monforte de Lemos · Ourense-Empalme · O Porriño · Redondela · Vigo
- TrenhotelTrenhotelTrenhotel as its name suggests, is a long distance, high quality overnight train service which uses Talgo tilting trains technology and sleeping cars developed by the Spanish rail network operator Renfe that operates within the Iberian Peninsula...
- Antonio Machado: Barcelona-Sants · Tarragona · València-La Font de Sant Lluís · Còrdova Central · Sevilla-Santa Justa · Jerez de la Frontera · El Puerto de Santa María · Cadis
- Gibralfaro:
- ruta Màlaga: Barcelona Sants · Tarragona · Salou · Vinaròs · Castelló de la Plana · València Nord · Almansa · Albacete · Alcázar de San Juan · Linares-Baeza · Espeluy · Andújar · Còrdova Central · Montilla · Puente Genil · Bobadilla · Màlaga-María Zambrano
- ruta Granada: Barcelona Sants · Tarragona · Salou · Vinaròs · Castelló de la Plana · València Nord · Almansa · Albacete · Alcázar de San Juan · Linares-Baeza · Jódar-Úbeda · Moreda · Iznalloz · Granada
- Joan Miró: Barcelona Estació de França · Girona · Figueres · Limoges · Orleans-Les Aubrais · París Austerlitz
- Pau Casals: Barcelona Estació de França · Girona · Figueres · Perpinyà · Ginebra · Lausana · Friburgo de Brisgovia · Berna · Zuric Central
- Salvador Dalí: Barcelona Estació de França · Girona · Figueres · Perpinyà · Torí Porta Susa · Milà Centrale
- Euromed (220 km/h):
- Barcelona - Alacant: Sagrera (2010) · Barcelona Sants · Tarragona · Castelló de la Plana · València Nord · Alacant Terminal
- Alaris (160-200 km/h) (490 o 120 Renfe stock):
- Barcelona - València: Barcelona Estació de França · Barcelona Sants · Tarragona · Salou · L'Aldea-Amposta-Tortosa · Vinaròs · Benicarló-Peníscola · Orpesa del Mar · Benicàssim · Castelló de la Plana · Sagunt · València Nord
- Barcelona - Alacant: (Estacions Alaris: Barcelona - València) · Alacant Terminal
- Arco (200 km/h):
- García Lorca: Barcelona Sants · Sant Vicenç de Calders ·Tarragona · Salou · L'Aldea-Amposta-Tortosa · Vinaròs · Benicarló-Peñíscola · Castelló de la Plana · València Nord · Xàtiva · Albacete · Villarrobledo · Socuéllamos · Alcázar de San Juan · Extremadura / Almería / Granada / Sevilla / Màlaga
Alta Velocidad Española
High speed lines are operated by Renfe in a commercial branch called Alta Velocidad Española (AVE). Those lines run in new standard gaugeStandard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
railways.
- Barcelona SantsBarcelona Sants railway stationBarcelona Sants railway station or Sants Estació is the main railway station in Barcelona, owned by Adif, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state...
- Zaragoza-Delicias: via Lleida-PirineusLleida Pirineus railway stationLleida Pirineus railway station is a regional railway station in the city of Lleida, Catalonia, between the neighbourhoods of Pardinyes and Rambla de Ferran. The first train services in Lleida date of 1860, but the station wasn't was built until 1927, and it didn't adopt its current official name...
, el Camp de TarragonaCamp de Tarragona railway stationCamp de Tarragona is a railway station, opened on 19 December 2006, on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line between Madrid and Barcelona. Located between the municipalities of La Secuita and Perafort, some 8 km north of Tarragona itself, the new station serves an area with an estimated...
. - Barcelona SantsBarcelona Sants railway stationBarcelona Sants railway station or Sants Estació is the main railway station in Barcelona, owned by Adif, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state...
- Madrid-Puerta de Atocha - Barcelona SantsBarcelona Sants railway stationBarcelona Sants railway station or Sants Estació is the main railway station in Barcelona, owned by Adif, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state...
- Málaga-María Zambrano - Barcelona SantsBarcelona Sants railway stationBarcelona Sants railway station or Sants Estació is the main railway station in Barcelona, owned by Adif, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state...
- Sevilla-Santa Justa
Railway gauge
Most of catalan railway gauge is broad gaugeBroad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
, as in the other parts of Spain
Spain
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, and the new railways are build in standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
for being able to connect with Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an railways. That's why there are some stations where trains can change the gauge. For the moment there are only two stations in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
that have that machinery:
- PortbouPortbou railway stationPortbou is a railway station in Portbou, Catalonia, Spain. The station is located on the Narbonne–Portbou railway and the Barcelona–Portbou railway...
: TalgoTalgoTalgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles. It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted in pairs, but not joined by an axle, and being between rather than underneath the individual coaches...
system. - Roda de Barà: TalgoTalgoTalgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles. It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted in pairs, but not joined by an axle, and being between rather than underneath the individual coaches...
and Brava-CAF systems.
Metropolitan railways
There are 11 metropolitan lines in Barcelona (L1-L2-L3-L4-L5-L6-L7-L8-L9-L10-L11) operated by:- Transports Metropolitans de BarcelonaTransports Metropolitans de BarcelonaTransports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA....
: 7 undergroundRapid transitA rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
lines, one of them in old spanish broad gaugeBroad gaugeBroad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
(line 1), the others have standard gaugeStandard gaugeThe standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
.- (Opened on 1926 called Ferrocarril Metropolità Transversal de Barcelona) Hospital de Bellvitge - Fondo
- (Opened on 1995) Paral·lel - Badalona Pompeu Fabra
- (Opened on 1924 called Gran Metropolità de Barcelona) Zona Universitària - Trinitat Nova
- (Opened on 1973) Trinitat Nova - La Pau
- (Opened in 1969) Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron
- (Line 9 will open partially on September of 2009 and totally in 2014) Aeroport-Terminal sud - Can Zam
- (Line 9 branch) Zona Franca ZAL - Gorg
- (Opened in 2003) Trinitat Nova - Can Cuiàs
- Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de CatalunyaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
:- Metro del Vallès:
- (Opened in 1863) Plaça Catalunya - Reina Elisenda.
- (Opened in 1954) Plaça Catalunya - Avinguda Tibidabo.
- Metro del Baix LlobregatLínia Llobregat-AnoiaLínia Llobregat-Anoia or Metro del Baix Llobregat is the collective name under which several rail lines operated by the Catalan rail company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya are known...
:- (Opened in 1912) Plaça Espanya - Molí Nou-Ciutat Cooperativa.
- Metro del Vallès:
| Name | Color | Terminal | Terminal | Opened | First service |
Operator | Km | Stations | Time (m) |
Gauge (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Red | Hospital de Bellvitge | Fondo | 1926 | 1926 | TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA.... |
20'7 | 30 | 35 | 1674 Standard gauge The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge... |
| L2 | Purple | Paral·lel | Badalona Pompeu Fabra | 1995 | 1959 | TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA.... |
13'5 | 17 | 24 | 1435 |
| L3 | Green | Zona Universitària | Trinitat Nova | 1924 | 1924 | TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA.... |
18'5 | 26 | 36 | 1435 |
| L4 | Yellow | Trinitat Nova | La Pau | 1973 | 1926 | TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA.... |
16'7 | 22 | 36 | 1435 |
| L5 | Blue | Cornellà Centre | Vall d'Hebron | 1959 | 1959 | TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA.... |
16'6 | 23 | 37 | 1435 |
| L6 | Navy blue | Plaça Catalunya | Reina Elisenda | 1929 | 18634 |  FGCFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain.... |
5'2 | 9 | 14 | 1435 |
| L7 | Brown | Plaça Catalunya | Avinguda Tibidabo | 1954 | 18634 | FGC Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain.... |
4'63 | 7 | 10 | 1435 |
| L8 | Pink | Plaça Espanya | Molí Nou-C.C. | 2000 | 1912 | FGC Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain.... |
12 | 11 | 21 | 1000 |
| L9 | Orange | Terminal Sud | Can Zam | 2009-14 | - | TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA.... |
47'8 | 39 (51) | - | 1435 |
| L10 | Light blue | Gorg | Polígon Pratenc | 2009-14 | - | TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA.... |
- | 32 | - | 1435 |
| L11 | Light green | Trinitat Nova | Can Cuiàs | 2003 | 2003 | TMB Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transit operator in Barcelona, made up of two formerly separate companies, Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, SA. and Transports de Barcelona, SA.... |
2'1 | 5 | 6 | 1435 |
Territory
Nowadays there are 32 comarques with some kind of service, 14 of those have Rodalies BarcelonaRodalies Barcelona
Rodalies Barcelona is the commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, and its metropolitan area as well as other parts of the province.Rodalies Barcelona is made up of 13 lines, 6 of which are operated by the Spanish company RENFE and 7 by Generalitat-owned FGC. The whole network—and fare...
and/or FGC
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , or FGC, is a railway company which operates several unconnected lines in Catalonia, Spain....
services. There are comarques that have mitjana distància stations or llarga distància and 9 comarques without ferrocarril service.
Comarques (rodalies
Rodalies Barcelona
Rodalies Barcelona is the commuter rail service that serves Barcelona, and its metropolitan area as well as other parts of the province.Rodalies Barcelona is made up of 13 lines, 6 of which are operated by the Spanish company RENFE and 7 by Generalitat-owned FGC. The whole network—and fare...
and/or MD and/or LD):
- Alt PenedèsAlt PenedèsAlt Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, northern Spain. The capital is Vilafranca del Penedès.-Municipalities:*Avinyonet del Penedès - pop. 1334*Les Cabanyes - pop. 603*Castellet i la Gornal - pop. 1562*Castellví de la Marca - pop. 1497...
- AnoiaAnoiaAnoia is a comarca in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada.The comarca of l'Anoia is irrigated by the Anoia River; the leading industry is the making of paper....
- BagesBagesBages is a comarca in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès.Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener...
- Baix LlobregatBaix LlobregatBaix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...
- Baix PenedèsBaix PenedèsBaix Penedès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The area has been settled since the times of the Iberians, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Canyís, in the capital el Vendrell at the village of Guàrdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella .- Municipalities...
- Baixa Cerdanya
- BarcelonèsBarcelonèsBarcelonès is the most economically important comarca of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia.- Municipalities :Population figures are for 2009 .-External links:* *...
- GarrafGarrafGarraf is a comarca in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, northern Spain.It is named after the Garraf Massif.-Municipalities:*Canyelles - pop. 3,127*Cubelles - pop. 10,617*Olivella - pop. 2,179*Sant Pere de Ribes - pop. 26,108...
- MaresmeMaresmeMaresme is a comarca located along the Catalan Mediterranean coast in Spain, between the comarques of Barcelonès and Selva , and also bordering with Vallès Oriental ....
- OsonaOsonaCounty of Osona was one of the Catalan counties of the Marca Hispanica in the Early and High Middle Ages. It was based around the capital city of Vic and the corresponding diocese, whose territory was roughly the current comarca of Osona....
- RipollèsRipollèsRipollès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....
- SelvaSelvaSelva is a coastal comarca in Catalonia, Spain, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava . Unusually, it is divided between the provinces of Girona and Barcelona, with Fogars de la Selva being part of Barcelona province, and all other...
- Vallès OccidentalVallès OccidentalVallès Occidental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa share the role of comarcal capital...
- Vallès OrientalVallès OrientalVallès Oriental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.- Municipalities :*Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308*L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319...
Comarques (MD or LD):
- Alt CampAlt CampAlt Camp is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain.It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.*Aiguamúrcia - pop. 648*Alcover - pop. 3966...
- Alt EmpordàAlt EmpordàAlt Empordà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936.- Municipalities :Populations are as of 2001.*Agullana - pop. 668*Albanyà - pop. 99*L'Armentera - pop. 742...
- Baix CampBaix CampBaix Camp is a comarca of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....
- Baix EbreBaix EbreBaix Ebre is a comarca , on the coast in southern Catalonia, Spain.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* L'Aldea - pop. 3590* Aldover - pop. 814* Alfara de Carles - pop. 377* L'Ametlla de Mar - pop. 5835* L'Ampolla - pop. 2133...
- Conca de BarberàConca de BarberàConca de Barberà is a comarca in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.-Municipalities:*Barberà de la Conca - pop. 434*Blancafort - pop. 412*Conesa - pop. 123*Espluga de Francolí - pop. 3,687*Forès - pop. 60*Llorac - pop. 128...
- Garrigues
- GironèsGironèsGironès is a comarca in eastern Catalonia, Spain, bordering Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà, Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa. , more than half of the comarca's 175,148 inhabitants live in the capital, Girona, which is also the capital of the province of Girona.-Municipalities:Populations are as of...
- MontsiàMontsiàMontsià is the southernmost comarca of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta.-History:The Montsià was first established as a separate administrative comarca in 1936 and was named after the Serra del Montsià mountain range...
- NogueraNoguera (comarca)Noguera is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest comarca and its area represents some 5,56% of Catalonia. Noguera is part of the historical county of Urgell and currently belongs to the Lleida province. Its capital is Balaguer....
- Pallars JussàPallars JussàPallars Jussà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It was established as a comarca in 1936, out of the old county of Pallars. The name means "Lower Pallars"; to the northeast and into the mountains is Pallars Sobirà. Its capital and largest municipality is Tremp.-Municipalities:Populations are...
- Pla d'UrgellPla d'UrgellPla d'Urgell is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain.- Municipalities :* Barbens - pop. 795* Bell-lloc d'Urgell - pop. 2,068* Bellvís - pop. 2,137* Castellnou de Seana - pop. 697* Fondarella - pop. 721* Golmés - pop. 1,433...
- PrioratPrioratPriorat is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The central part of the comarca, "Priorat històric," produces the famous and prestigious wine of the Denominación de Origen Calificada Priorat. Wines from elsewhere in the comarca are denominated as Montsant...
- Ribera d'EbreRibera d'EbreRibera d'Ebre is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. The name in Catalan refers to its location on the banks of the river Ebre, usually referred to in English by its Spanish name, "Ebro.- Municipalities :Populations are from 2001.* Ascó - pop. 1,617...
- SegarraSegarraSegarra is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, situated on a high plain. Historically, the name referred to a larger area than the current comarca. It has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers, and between 350 and 450 mm of rainfall per year. It is a grain-growing region, with some...
- SegriàSegriàSegrià is a comarca in the west of Catalonia, Spain, bordering Aragon. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida, which is also Catalonia's largest municipality, and remains the most populated comarca in the Lleida province. It takes its name from the river Segre.-...
- TarragonèsTarragonèsTarragonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the three comarques formed in the 1936 comarcal division of Camp de Tarragona. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, between the comarques of Baix Penedès to the northeast and Baix Camp to the south. Over 60% of the population live in the...
- Terra AltaTerra AltaTerra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.- Municipalities...
- UrgellUrgellThe County of Urgell is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya.The county was carved by the Franks out of a former section of the Mark of Toulouse when the Alt Urgell area became part of the Carolingian Empire between 785 and 790.The original...
Comarques without service:
- Alt UrgellAlt UrgellAlt Urgell is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell , seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic region of Urgellet.- Municipalities :...
- Alta RibagorçaAlta RibagorçaAlta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the National Aiguas Tortas and Lake of San Mauricio...
- Baix EmpordàBaix EmpordàBaix Empordà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, one of the two into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. It is popularly known as L'Empordanet .- Geography :...
- BerguedàBerguedàBerguedà is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain, lying partly in the Pyrenees and partly in Catalonia's Depressió Central.-Geography:...
- GarrotxaGarrotxaGarrotxa is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2001 was 47,747, more than half of them in the capital city of Olot. It is roughly equivalent to the historical comarca of Besalú.-Geography:...
- Pallars SobiràPallars SobiràEl Pallars Sobirà is a comarca in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous Pallars Jussà to its southwest...
- Pla de l'EstanyPla de l'EstanyPla de l'Estany is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its name means "plain of the lake", the lake in question being the Lake of Banyoles. Banyoles is also the name of the capital of the comarca and home to over half of its people...
- SolsonèsSolsonèsSolsonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell. Over 60% of its people live in the capital, Solsona.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* Castellar de la Ribera - pop. 153* Clariana de Cardener - pop. 151...
- Vall d'Aran