Camp de Tarragona Railway Station - Tarragona, Spain
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bluesnote
N 41° 11.524 E 001° 16.360
31T E 355148 N 4561516
This is just one of many stops for the AVE speed train from Madrid to Barcelona and vice versa.
Waymark Code: WMKVDB
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 05/31/2014
Views: 4
This Wikipedia entry is in English, "Camp de Tarragona is a railway station, opened on 19 December 2006, on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line between Madrid and Barcelona. Located between the municipalities of La Secuita and Perafort,[1]some 8 km north of Tarragona itself, the new station serves an area with an estimated population of over 400,000. The station complex, covering 5.2 hectares, has eight standard-gauge tracks (four platform tracks and four central through tracks), two 400-metre-long island platforms, passenger handling facilities, a travel centre, shops, and parking for 648 vehicles. The high speed railway to the French frontier opened for service in 2013."
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
N/A
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: AVE, Alvia, Avant
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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