Talk:Figueres–Vilafant railway station

Old and new station issue
Regarding the issue of the old and new stations with the bus transfer in between, the Railway Gazette article states that the break of gauge is no longer in effect if one is only considering that it happened at Port Bou station at the French border. They have incorrectly surmised that due to the Perthus Tunnel, this is no longer required, when in fact it still is. I'm not surprised that they have it wrong as none of the Spanish media is reporting this correctly in lieu of wanting to loudly proclaim the "first high speed connection to French!" when in fact it is, a "chapuza" of a connection.

All standard, broad gauge trains still call at the old Figueres station from Barcelona. To get to the new, Figueres-Vilafant station requires a bus transfer as they are approximately 3km+ from one another and there are no rails from Figueres-Vilafant to Barcelona at the moment, so you have to transfer. I know this as I live there part of the year and this new train station, while being quite nice is extremely far from the center. Check it out for yourself Figueres Old Station Figueres-Vilafant New Station  (Note that the addresses are not exact, but just to get an idea)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Primecoordinator (talk • contribs) 19:25, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict - haven't time to read your statement above, sorry, will answer tomorrow)
 * Regarding the bus transfer to Vilafant railway station. The timetable ([www.renfe.es], ask for trains between Barcelona and Figueres-Vilfant) shows two direct services a day. Another source mention connections made here. I was reading a magazine a the weekend and it mentioned connections made here. The other language wikipedias show trains leaving here to Barcelona. And here's a picture of a Alvia at Figueres-Vilafant . Without a WP:reliable source  your statement is WP:orginal research. Edgepedia (talk) 19:28, 2 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I stand corrected. As there is little media about the "to Barcelona" section of travel and the infrequency of trains, it was hard to find that yes, it is indeed a traditional Alaris train that carries people from Figueres-Vilafant to Barcelona Sants and not a bus connection to the old station.  That idea had been tossed about previously and I hadn't heard to the contrary.  As it is, a broad gauge line from Figueres-Vilafant ties in just south of Figueres town to use the old lines.  This was a surprise as I've seen the new AVE/TGV lines and there are truly no tracks in many places between Figueres & Barcelona, so 2012 is probably a very conservative estimate for continuing rail service.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Primecoordinator (talk • contribs) 20:07, 2 February 2011 (UTC)