Portbou railway station

Portbou
Aerial view of the station
Location	Carrer Claudi Planas 17497 Portbou Spain
Coordinates	42°25′29″N 3°9′28″E / 42.42472°N 3.15778°E / 42.42472; 3.15778Coordinates: 42°25′29″N 3°9′28″E / 42.42472°N 3.15778°E / 42.42472; 3.15778
Owned by	Adif
Operated by	Renfe Operadora and SNCF
Line(s)	Barcelona–Cerbère (PK 97.227) Narbonne–Portbou
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	79315
History
Opened	1878

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 TER Languedoc-Roussillon and Intercités trains also serve the station.

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 ²¹⁄₃₂ in) Iberian gauge to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge. Between Cerbère railway station and Portbou railway station, both track gauges run together.