Portbou is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

serving

Portbou Portbou () is a town in the Alt Empordà county, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of people (). Portbou is located near the French border in the Costa Brava region, and frequently serves as a dropping off poin ...

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. It is on the

Barcelona–Cerbère railway The Barcelona–Cerbère railway is a railway line linking Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain to Cerbère in France. History It was built between 1858 and 1878 and electrified between 1981 and 1982 . Gallery File:Estació de França Barcelona Catalo ...

and the Narbonne–Portbou railway. The station is owned by Adif and is served by

Rodalies de Catalunya Rodalies de Catalunya (, ; "Commuter Rail of Catalonia") is the main commuter and regional rail system in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. It is administered by the Government of Catalonia and operated by the national rail operato ...

regional line and Girona commuter rail service line and

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trains also serve the station. The station is a border railway station where all trains have to stop, as those coming from/going into

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have to change gauge from to . Between Portbou railway station and Cerbère railway station in France, both track gauges run through the Balitres tunnel.

References

External links

Portbou
listing at Adif website
Portbou
listing at

website
Information and photos of the station
at trenscat.cat
Information on the dual-gauge rail link with France
Railway stations in Catalonia Railway stations opened in 1878 Rodalies de Catalunya stations Transport in Alt Empordà 1878 establishments in Spain {{Catalonia-railstation-stub