LGV Perpignan–Figueres

The LGV / LAV Perpignan - Figueres (French: Ligne à grande vitesse Perpignan - Figueres, Spanish: Línea de alta velocidad Perpignan - Figueres, Catalan: Línia d' alta velocitat Perpinyà - Figueres ) is an international high-speed line. It connects the Catalan cities of Perpignan / Perpinyà in France and Figueres in Spain. At its southern end, the high-speed line Madrid -Barcelona joins. The traffic was recorded after several delays in 2010. On 7 January 2013, the extension to Barcelona was put into operation, continuous trains there should be starting in April of the same year, due to lack of approval of the trains for the other country was delayed this date to 15 December 2013.

Course

The purpose of this course is to provide a more direct link between the two cities, without the arc- rich detour along the coast via Portbou. The route is 44.4 km long. Of these, there are 24.6 km and 19.8 km on French on Spanish soil. The centerpiece is a 8.3 km long tunnel under the Col du Perthus through. The first tunnel was broken through on 2 October 2007, the second on 23 November 2007.

Moreover, in France, four bridges were made with a total length of 983 meters and in Spain seven bridges with a total length of 2228 meters. Longest viaduct is 392 meters, crossing the river Tech. A structural feature represents the Überwerfungsbauwerk, which enables you to toggle between practiced in France Links and customary law in Catalonia driving without a ride on branching points strands and ground without the driveway exclusions.

The course is run in standard gauge. The maximum slope is twelve per thousand. Since opening use travel as well as freight trains the track. The southern connection, the high-speed line Madrid -Barcelona- Figueres was opened in 2013. The connection to the French high -speed network that will last well Montpellier, is currently in the planning stage. A reliable Lead time there were in the meantime due to budget problems of France from July 2013 no longer the end of 2013 the project was again " put on the rails " and the route to be set by the end of 2015. Thus, closing the gap between the Iberian and central European high-speed rail network could start operating in the early 2020s. After completion of work, travel time from 5:35 hours to 3:50 hours and Paris -Barcelona - Perpignan Madrid are planned.

History

Planning

Mid-July, agreed in 2001, the Transport Minister Jean -Claude Gayssot (France) and Francisco Álvarez Cascos on the financing of the 45.5 km long track. Thus, both countries should bear the cost of 710 million euros in equal parts. The tender was planned for 1 October 2001 commissioning for 2005. Route should be used by both passenger and freight trains (and Rolling Road ). The Spanish government expected in the first twelve months after opening a ridership of 3.5 million passengers and a cargo volume of 4.2 million tons.

The line was privately funded and privately operated. The concession for the construction of the line was awarded on 17 February 2004 at the TP Ferro consortium consisting of the Eiffage construction groups and Grupo ACS. The consortium should build a track for 1.1 billion euros, and then operate for 50 years. It received subsidies amounting to 540 million euros, which will be paid by the European Union, France and Spain. Construction began on 15 November 2004. For because of the late completion of continuing loss on the Spanish side track charges Spain the consortium in late 2009 granted compensation in the amount of 108 million euros, extending the concession period of 50 to 53 years.

Construction

The structural work was completed by February 2008. The consortium announced the handover of the completed track for February 14, 2009.

A forward operation was initially planned by summer 2010.

Despite timely completion of the line could not be started because the connection route via Figueres and Girona was not yet ready to Barcelona. The end of the trail is located in a secluded, undeveloped terrain.

With the construction of the plant in 2010 was also the new station Figueres - Vilafant outside of Figueres. This is connected via a loop with the Spanish broad gauge network. The continuous traffic ( until Barcelona) with high-speed trains should start in April 2013, but due to regulatory problems, these start-up delayed to 15 December 2013.

Commissioning

On the edge of a Franco-Spanish summit in Zaragoza, the State Railways RENFE and SNCF announced in June 2008 to the creation of a subsidiary company, which will be responsible for the operation and marketing of the international connections with high speed trains.

In June 2010, the SNCF took the test drives on the French side of the track. On December 19, 2010 the line was opened runs regularly in operation. Since then, the SNCF TGV Duplex Units begins. Passengers to / from Barcelona had to wait until January 2013 change to trains of RENFE series 449, which operate under the brand name Enlace Internacional and keep traveling only in Girona. According to the Spanish government took the first month after commissioning 14503 passengers the route, which in 2628 the relation Barcelona - Paris sailed.

On January 7, 2013, the missing section between Barcelona and Figueres was put into operation. Since then, the 103- passenger high-speed trains to rise in Figueres in S until the 100 series the authorization of the French, and the TGV Duplex for the Spanish network attained.

On 12 February, a TGV Duplex sailed for the first time the new route to Barcelona. Transfer-free connections since December 15, 2013 December 15, 2013 angeboten.Seit the two pairs of trains run daily from Barcelona to Paris; used komen TGV Duplex trains. There is also a pair of trains each day from Barcelona to Toulouse and Lyon, and give from Madrid to Marseille; used come RENFE suburban trains 100.

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