Garraf railway station

Garraf
Rodalies de Catalunya commuter rail station
General information
Location	Spain
Coordinates	41°15′16″N1°54′09″E / 41.2545°N 1.9026°E / 41.2545; 1.9026
Operated by	Renfe Operadora
Line(s)	Madrid–Barcelona
Tracks	5
Services
Preceding station Rodalies de Catalunya Following station Sitges towards Sant Vicenç de Calders R2 Sud Platja de Castelldefels towards Barcelona Estació de França
Location

Garraf is a Rodalies de Catalunya railway station ^[1] serving the village of Garraf in Catalonia, Spain. It is extremely close to the beach in Garraf. ^[2]

Tracks

The station has 6 tracks, of which 5 are used and 4 have platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 are on an island, which is accessible by an underground subway, platform 3 connects to the station building, and platform 6 is on the other side of the station, accessible by an underpass connecting to the beach and town centre. The most used platforms are 1 and 2, with 1 hosting Vilanova i la Geltrú and Sant Vicenç de Calders (southbound) trains and platform 2 hosting Barcelona Estació de França (northbound) trains.

Trains

Northbound

Northbound trains usually arrive at platform 2. ^[3] Some trains can arrive at platform 6, however this is an uncommon occurrence. The stations is stopped at by trains originating at Vilanova i la Geltrú, however the final trains of the day originating at Sant Vicenç stop here as well.

Southbound

Southbound trains usually arrive at platform 1. ^[3] Few trains arrive at platform 3, but this is not usually the case. The station is mostly stopped at by Vilanova i La Geltrú trains, however the final trains of the day stop at all stations, including Garraf. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

References

1. "Lines". Rodalies de Catalunya. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
2. Everything Barcelona (2012-08-03). "Garraf Beach". Everything Barcelona. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
3. "71703 Garraf". Adif. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
4. "Red ferroviaria española" (PDF). sede.fomento.gob.es. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
5. "Garraf (Apt.) :: © EuroFerroviarios ® :: El Punto de Encuentro de los Trabajadores Ferroviarios". euroferroviarios.net. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
6. "Spanish Railway » Blog Archive » Ferrocarril de Valls á Villanueva y Barcelona". www.spanishrailway.com (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
7. "Garraf". www.trenscat.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
8. "Spanish Railway » Blog Archive » Ferrocarril de Valls á Villanueva y Barcelona". www.spanishrailway.com (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
9. Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat. Arxivat de l'original el 2018-05-04. "Anuari estadístic DPTOP 2016. Transport per ferrocarril" (PDF). territori.gencat.cat (in Catalan). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
10. Rafael Alcaide González (2005-08-01). "El ferrocarril como elemento estructurador de la morfología urbana: el caso de Barcelona 1848-1900". Revista Electrónica de Geografía y Ciencias Sociales. IX (194). Universidad de Barcelona: 65. ISSN   1138-9788 . Retrieved 2025-06-22.
11. "R2 - Generalitat de Catalunya". www20.gencat.cat (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2025-06-22.