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Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg or Latour-de-Carol is a railway station in Enveitg

Enveitg

Enveitg is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It is close to Latour-de-Carol train station.-References:*...

and Latour-de-Carol

Latour-de-Carol

Latour-de-Carol is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-Transport:The village's main claim to fame is as the site of the international railway station, Gare de Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg...

, Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. The station is located on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway

Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway

The Portet-Saint-Simon - Puigcerdà railway is a secondary railway line in southwestern France. It connects Portet-sur-Garonne, 11 km south of Toulouse on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway, to Latour-de-Carol and Puigcerdà, towns located on each side of the French/Spanish border in Cerdanya...

,the Latour-de-Carol to Barcelona railway line and the Ligne de Cerdagne known as Jaune Petit. The station is served by TER (local) and Lunéa

Lunéa

Lunéa is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote nightly passenger rail services in France.-Network:The Lunéa network consists of the following lines:...

(night trains) services operated by the SNCF

SNCF

The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...

and services to Barcelona operated by RENFE

RENFE

Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National...

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The station is of particular interest as three gauges serve the station. That of the Standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in), Iberian gauge

Iberian gauge

Iberian gauge is the name given to the track gauge most extensively used by the railways of Spain and Portugal: namely ....

1668 mm (5 ft 5 2⁄3 in) and Metre gauge

Metre gauge

Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...

1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). There are also three different types of voltage supply; 850v DC (3rd Rail, Ligne de Cerdagne), 1500v DC (overhead France) and 3000v DC (overhead Spain). Latour-de-Carol is the only station in the world with three different gauges.

Platform 1 also features the longest covered platform in France.

Services from Latour-de-Carol are to Toulouse

Toulouse

Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...

, Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

and Villefranche-de-Conflent

Villefranche-de-Conflent

Villefranche-de-Conflent is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in south of France.-The Capital of Conflent:The original town dates from 1098 and is fortified because of its strategic position in lands that changed hands between French and Spanish occupation.* 1374, Villefranche...

where one can change for Perpignan

Perpignan

-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...

Train Services

The following services currently call at Latour-de-Carol:

night service (Lunéa) Paris - Limoges - Pamiers - Latour-de-Carol
local service (TER Languedoc-Roussillon) Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg - Font-Romeu - Villefranche-Vernet-les-Bains
local service (TER Midi-Pyrénées) Toulouse - Foix - Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg

Series	Train Type	Route	Material	Notes
RENFE RENFE Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "European gauge" networks of the Spanish national railway infrastructure company ADIF .- History :The name RENFE is derived from that of the former Spanish National... R3 Rodalies Barcelona line 3 Rodalies Barcelona line 3 is a commuter rail operated by Renfe, as a service of Rodalies Barcelona in Barcelona metropolitan area, Catalonia, Spain. Part of the line, Vic - Puigcerdà / la Tor de Querol, is done by a regional service and that line is the only one that goes to Pyrenees and France. ...	RENFE	Latour-de-Carol - Puigcerdà - Urtx-Alp - La Molina - Toses - Planoles - Ribes de Freser - Campdevànol - Ripoll - Sant Quirze de Besora - Torelló - Manlleu - Vic - La Garriga - Granollers-Canovelles - Parets del Vallès - Mollet-Santa Rosa - Montcada Bifurcació - Torre del Baró Torre del Baró railway station Torre Baró is a railway station in the Nou Barris district of Barcelona. It was opened in the 1970s and, since 2003, interconnected with the Barcelona Metro station Torre Baró-Vallbona... - Sant Andreu Arenal Sant Andreu Arenal railway station Sant Andreu Arenal is a railway station in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona. It's served by Rodalies Barcelona and one Catalunya Exprés service. Passengers can also commute here to Barcelona Metro line 1 station Fabra i Puig and the Sant Andreu bus terminal... - Arc de Triomf Arc de Triomf railway station Arc de Triomf is an important station for Rodalies de Catalunya and it is connected with Barcelona Metro network. It is situated in Barcelona's Eixample district, named after the adjacent triumphal arch of the same name and located under Avinguda de Vilanova, near Estació del Nord, Barcelona's... - Plaça de Catalunya - Barcelona Sants Barcelona Sants railway station Barcelona Sants railway station or Sants Estació is the main railway station in Barcelona, owned by Adif, the railway infrastructure agency of the Spanish state... - L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

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