Scenic route
Rodalies R3
Barcelona → Latour-de-Carol · Spain · France
Climbs from Barcelona to 1,494 m at Toses — the roof of the Spanish network — to meet the Yellow Train across the platform at Latour-de-Carol.
How this line was checked
- The 119 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 11104445 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 84.1% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 12 m); the longest stretch away from it is 16.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Renfe — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Rodalies R3?
The Rodalies R3 runs 160 km from Barcelona to Latour-de-Carol. It runs through Spain and France.
How long does the Rodalies R3 take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 15 min for the 160 km. That is an average of 49 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 90 km/h.
Who runs the Rodalies R3?
Renfe, with Rodalies EMU.
How old is the Rodalies R3?
The line has been in service since 1922. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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