Garraf railway station

Garraf
General information
Location	Spain
Coordinates	41°15′16″N1°54′09″E / 41.2545°N 1.9026°E / 41.2545; 1.9026
System	Rodalies de Catalunya commuter rail station
Operated by	Renfe Operadora
Line	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] , accessible by an underground tunnel by the station building on platform 3.

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

Trainsets

The rolling stock used on the R2 Sud Line are comprised of Renfe Class 450 and 451 and Renfe Class 463, 464 and 465 (known as 'Civia'). Garraf station has trains which stop every half hour in both directions.

Northbound services (Barcelona Estació de França)

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 services (Vilanova i La Geltrú/Sant Vicenç de Calders)

Southbound trains usually arrive at platform 1 ^[3] , but a few trains can arrive at platform 3. The station is mostly stopped at by trains with destination Vilanova i La Geltrú, however the final trains of the day stop at all stations, including Garraf. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

References

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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.