Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg or Latour-de-Carol is a railway station in Enveitg and Latour-de-Carol, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The station is located on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway,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 (night trains) services operated by the SNCF and services to Barcelona operated by RENFE.
The station is of particular interest as three gauges serve the station. That of the Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in), Iberian gauge 1668 mm (5 ft 5 2⁄3 in) and Metre gauge 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, Barcelona and Villefranche-de-Conflent where one can change for Perpignan.
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The following services currently call at Latour-de-Carol:
| Series | Train Type | Route | Material | Notes |
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| RENFE R3 | 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 - Sant Andreu Arenal - Arc de Triomf - Plaça de Catalunya - Barcelona Sants - L'Hospitalet de Llobregat |
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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toward Paris-Austerlitz
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Lunéa | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | TER Languedoc-Roussillon 6 |
toward Villefranche-Vernet-les-Bains
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toward Toulouse
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TER Midi-Pyrénées 22 | Terminus |