Barcelona – Martorell – Tarragona railway line

Barcelona – Martorell – Tarragona
Class 447 double traction at Lavern-Subirats
Route number :	220 (Barcelona – L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) 240 (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat – Sant Vicenç de Calders) 600 (Sant Vicenç de Calders – Tarragona)
Route length:	99 km
Gauge :	1668 mm ( Iberian track )
Power system :	3 kV  =
Top speed:	160 km / h
Train control :	ASFA
Further gauge:	1435 mm ( standard gauge ) Bif. Llobregat – Bif. Rubí (one line track) ( three- rail track )
Legend Route from Barcelona-França / El Clot-Aragó Route from Torre Baró 369.9 Barcelona Sants SFS Madrid – Barcelona Route to La Plana - Picamoixons via Casteldefels former route from Bellvitge 95.2 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Line end Sant Ildefons 92.5 Cornellá 91.0 Sant Joan Despí B-23 San Feliu de Llobregat 85.3 Molins de Rei Line end B-23 82.0 El Papiol from the port of Barcelona (Bif.Llobregat ( Abzw )) SFS Madrid – Barcelona Route to El Papiol – Mollet (Bif. Rubí (Abzw)) Route from / to El Papiol – Mollet Metro del Baix Llobregat (FGC) AP-7 76.8 Castellbisbal Llobregat AP-2 73.2 Martorell transition to FCE AP-7 from / to the SEAT plant in Martorell 67.1 Gelida AP-7 SFS Madrid – Barcelona 60.1 Sant Sadurní d'Anoia 56.4 Lavern - Subirats 51.7 La Granada 48.3 Vilafranca del Penedès AP-7 43.3 Els Monjos SFS Madrid – Barcelona 36.5 Arbós 28.7 Vendrell C-32 Route from Barcelona via Casteldefels 24.8 Sant Vicenç de Calders Line end Route to La Plana - Picamoixons 13.6 Torredembarra 10.8 Altafulla tamarit 0.0 275.6 Tarragona Routes to Valencia and Lleida Pirineus

The Barcelona – Martorell – Tarragona railway is an electrified, broad-gauge railway in Spain. The operator is the state-owned Spanish railway infrastructure company Adif . The route is part of the Corredor Mediterráneo (Mediterranean Corridor).

history

Opening date	Route section
November 26, 1854	Barcelona - Molins de Rei
November 10, 1856	Molins de Rey-Corominas
June 23, 1859	Corominas - Martorell
April 15, 1865	Martorell - Tarragona

With the opening of the first Spanish railway line between Barcelona and Mataró in 1848, the railway network around the Catalan capital grew steadily. In 1850 the engineer Michael de Bergue was granted the concession to build a railway line between Barcelona and Molins de Rei. The first section to Molins de Rei was put into operation in 1854, and in 1859 it was extended to Martorell . Even before the opening of the first section, it became clear that the railway line would not be economically viable. In 1852, plans for further route extensions began. The Camino de Hierro del Centro railway company, founded in 1853, favored a possible route to Valls . The early phase of Spanish railway history was characterized by numerous new construction projects by competing companies. So the Camino de Hierro del Centro only received the concession to build a railway line to Tarragona . Valls was only opened up in 1883 on the coastal line La Plana - Picamoixons - Barcelona by the competitor Compañía de los Ferrocarriles Directos de Madrid y Zaragoza a Barcelona . During this time the new crossing station Sant Vicenç de Calders was built. The entire line was later expanded to double tracks and electrified in the 1950s.

Route description

Castellbisbal train station

The route begins with the junction to La Plana - Picamoixons, just beyond Barcelona's city limits in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat . After the Cornellá train station , the route turns north-west and follows the Llobregat river valley on the left bank of the river. After a tunnel behind Castellbisbal , the Llobregat is crossed and the Martorell train station is reached. In the mid-1980s, the railway line was covered within the urban area and built over by a road. Behind Martorell, the route essentially follows the AP-7 motorway to Vendrell . The high-speed line Madrid – Barcelona – French border also runs behind Martorell and El Vendrell for the most part alongside the existing line and is crossed under several times. With the construction of the high-speed line, the station of Vilafranca del Penedès and part of the old line were also moved underground. After El Vendrell, the route leads towards the Mediterranean Sea to the Sant Vicenç de Calders junction station. The stretch southwest from Sant Vicenç de Calders to Tarragona is mostly in close proximity to the coast.

business

Passenger traffic takes place along the entire length of the route, the section between Barcelona and Sant Vicenç de Calders is served by the R4 line of Rodalies Barcelona . . Between Molins de Rei and in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, the suburban traffic to Barcelona is supplemented by the R1 and R3 lines. The western section, between Sant Vicenç de Calders and Tarragona, is served by regional trains. The SEAT plant in Martorell is particularly important for freight transport, as is the rail link to the port of Barcelona .

Planning

Major construction work is currently taking place between the Castellbisbal and the connection to the SEAT plant in Martorell. Here, an old railway tunnel is reactivated, which was shut down in 1980 after a route was relocated due to the double-track expansion. The future three main lines are on three-rail tracks rebuilt and the (1435 mm) and Iberian broad gauge allow the operation to standard gauge (1668 mm). With 250 train journeys per day, the junction is considered to be the busiest in Spain.

As part of the Corredor Mediterráneo project , the entire line is to be upgraded to four tracks in the long term and converted to standard gauge.

Remarks

1. ↑ Beginning of the three-rail track (1435/1668 mm)
2. ↑ End of three-rail track (1435/1668 mm)
3. ↑ today Castellbisbal

Web links

Commons : Barcelona – Martorell – Tarragona railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cronología básica del ferrocarril español de vía ancha. (PDF) http://docutren.com/ , accessed February 27, 2020 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ 150 años del ferrocarril de Barcelona a Molins de Rei y Martorells. http://www.vialibre-ffe.com/ , accessed on February 27, 2020 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ 150 años del ferrocarril de Tarragona a Martorell. http://www.150ftm.cat/ , accessed February 27, 2020 (Spanish). 
4. ↑ EL FERROCARRIL COMO ELEMENTO ESTRUCTURADOR DE LA MORFOLOGÍA URBANA La línea de ferrocarril de Barcelona a Vilanova y Valls. http://www.ub.edu , accessed February 27, 2020 (Spanish). 
5. ↑ TRINCHERA de la RENFE (Martorell). NÚRIA AMAT (1982). http://nagfoto.blogspot.com/ , accessed February 27, 2020 (Spanish). 
6. ^ R4 Sant Vicenç de Calders-Manresa. http://www.trenscat.com/ , accessed February 27, 2020 (Catalan). 
7. ↑ Adif finalizará la rehabilitación del antiguo túnel de Castellbisbal en junio de 2020. http://elmercantil.com/ , accessed on February 27, 2020 (Spanish). 
8. ↑ Arranca el tramo decisivo del corredor mediterráneo. http://www.lavanguardia.com/ , accessed February 27, 2020 (Spanish). 
9. ↑ ¿CUÁL ES EL ESTADO ACTUAL DEL CORREDOR MEDITERRÁNEO? http://elcorredormediterraneo.com , accessed February 27, 2020 (Spanish).