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Narbonne–Portbou railway

Narbonne–Portbou railway
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Overview
System SNCF
Status Operational
Locale France (Languedoc-Roussillon),
Spain (Catalonia)
Termini Gare de Narbonne
Portbou railway station
Operation
Opened 1858-1878
Owner RFF
Operator(s) SNCF
Technical
Line length 104 km (65 mi)
Number of tracks Double track
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 1.5 kV DC
Route map
Line from Béziers
406.1 Narbonne
Line to Bize-Minervois
Line to Toulouse
425.1 Port-la-Nouvelle
435.4 Leucate-La Franqui
450.0 Salses
Line from Axat
459.3 Rivesaltes
River Têt
467.5 Perpignan
Line to Figueres and Villefranche
481.2 Elne
Line to Le Boulou
489.5 Argelès-sur-Mer
494.7 Collioure
497.3 Port-Vendres-Ville
502.1 Banyuls-sur-Mer
508.7 Cerbère
509.6 Border France/Spain
510.5
166.4
Portbou
Line to Barcelona

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.

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.

The main stations on the Narbonne–Portbou railway are:

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


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