Flaçà railway station
Flaçà | |||||
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| Rodalies de Catalunya commuter and regional rail station | |||||
 Flaçà Railway Station. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Plaça de l'Estació, la Bolla, Flaçà Catalonia Spain | ||||
| Coordinates | 42°02′51″N 2°57′27″E / 42.04744°N 2.95742°E | ||||
| Owned by | Adif | ||||
| Operated by | Renfe Operadora | ||||
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| History | |||||
| Opened | 1877 | ||||
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Flaçà station is a railway station owned by Adif located in the municipality of Flaçà, in the comarca of Gironès, Catalonia. The station lies on the Barcelona–Cerbère railway and is served by trains of the R11 regional line and the RG1 commuter line, both operated by Renfe Operadora.
The building is listed in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.[1]
In 2016, the station registered 164,000 passenger entries.[2]
History
The section of the line between Girona and Figueres was inaugurated on 17 December 1877, built by the Companyia dels Ferrocarrils de Tarragona a Barcelona i França (TBF).[3] Due to its location, Flaçà soon became an important junction, providing connections to the Baix Empordà and Costa Brava.[1]
Nearby, the station of the narrow-gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway was established, now disappeared, which further increased the area's importance.[1]
Station building
The station follows the architectural model used for many stations on this line at the time, with a passenger building and a freight dock.[4] It replaced earlier buildings with more functional constructions.[5][1]
The building has a rectangular floor plan with a gable roof covered in flat tiles. It features a wide canopy supported by wooden beams, brick walls, and prominent structural elements visible on the façades.[1] Service and storage buildings of the same style and period are also preserved.[1]
Train services
Flaçà is served by:
- R11: regional services between Barcelona Sants and Cerbère.
- RG1: commuter services connecting the Costa Brava and central Girona area.
 Serveis regionals de Rodalies de Catalunya
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| Origin/Destination | Preceding station | Rodalies de Catalunya | Following station | Origin/Destination |
| Barcelona- Sants | Girona |
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Figueres | Cerbère |
| Mataró | Bordils-Juià |
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Sant Jordi Desvalls | Portbou |
Projects
Plans have been proposed for the creation of the TramGavarres, a tram-train service using the existing section between Riudellots and Flaçà to form a rail loop connecting central Gironès and the Costa Brava.[6]
The local Chamber of Commerce recommended that the planned freight bypass at Girona include Celrà, Bordils-Juià and Flaçà stations to avoid congestion in the commuter network.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Estació de Flaçà". Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic. Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Anuari estadístic DPTOP 2016. Transport per ferrocarril" (PDF). Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Línia R11". Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Flaçà". trenscat. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "El ferrocarril a Catalunya i la seva evolució" (PDF). Museu del Ferrocarril de Vilanova i la Geltrú. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "TramGavarres: projecte de mobilitat per al segle XXI" (PDF). CILMA. Consell d'Iniciatives Locals per al Medi Ambient de les comarques de Girona. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Un estudi aconsella allargar el ramal de mercaderies de Girona fins a Flaçà per no saturar la línia de tren". El Punt Avui. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2012.