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Tarragona railway station

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Tarragona
Platforms of the station in 2007.
General information
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway
Tarragona–Lleida railway
History
Opened1865
ElectrifiedYes

Tarragona railway station is the central railway station of Tarragona, Spain. The station is situated on the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway and is part of Adif and it accommodates RENFE conventional and Rodalies de Catalunya medium-distance trains.[1][2][3]

Opened in 1856, Tarragona station has an uncertain future due to the arrival of the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line at a new station called Camp de Tarragona, as well as the opening of an upgraded section of the Valencia−Sant Vicenç de Calders railway bypassing the city of Tarragona. Officially called a "provisional station",[4] it is actually 10 kilometers from the centre of Tarragona, with all long-distance services being rerouted by the upgraded and high-speed lines, calling at Camp de Tarragona station instead.

References

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  1. ^ Red ferroviaria española Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Ministerio de Fomento
  2. ^ Almansa á Valencia y Tarragona (AVT) Compañía del Ferrocarril de Almansa á Valencia y Tarragona Archive index at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Estación Tarragona Trenscat
  4. ^ "Renfe prevé que el AVE supere los actuales 300 kilómetros por hora este año". ADN (in Spanish). 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
Cambrils Intercity Barcelona Sants
Terminus
Reus Media Distancia
34
Sant Vicenç de Calders
Preceding station Rodalies de Catalunya Following station
Vila-seca R14 Altafulla-Tamarit
Vila-seca R15
Vila-seca R16
Port Aventura
Terminus
R17
Vila-seca
towards Reus
RT1 Terminus
Port Aventura
Terminus
RT2 Altafulla-Tamarit
towards L'Arboç