Alstom And Fgc Unveil First New Express Train Linking Barcelona To El Prat Airport

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By Letara Draghia • Updated: 27 Oct 2025 • 19:32 • 2 minutes read

Alstom and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) person revealed nan first of 10 caller electrical trains for nan upcoming airdrome definitive work connecting Barcelona metropolis centre pinch Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The service, expected to commencement betwixt precocious 2026 and early 2027, will beryllium conscionable complete 20 minutes’ long. New definitive train to link Barcelona metropolis centre pinch some El Prat terminals According to Alstom, nan caller statement will run each 15 minutes, linking some Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2). The 22.7-kilometre way will see 9 cardinal stations: Sant Andreu, Sagrera, El Clot, Passeig de Gràcia, Sants, Bellvitge, El Prat, Airport T-2, and Airport T-1. Testing is presently underway astatine Alstom’s Santa Perpètua de Mogoda site, pinch move and information tests including traction, braking, signalling, and telecommunications. Each five-car Coradia Stream train will feature: • 202 seats and room for up to 656 passengers. • Ample luggage racks and wide corridors for accessibility. • 20 onboard accusation screens positive airdrome formation displays for real-time updates. • Exterior LED panels for platforms and step-free boarding pinch automatic ramps for passengers pinch reduced mobility. • The trains will beryllium afloat accessible, pinch 2 reserved spaces for passengers pinch reduced mobility (PRM), adapted toilets, and dedicated spaces for bicycles and trolleys. Built wholly successful Catalonia, nan trains incorporated eco-design principles pinch a action of earthy materials, energy-efficient traction systems, and recyclability astatine end-of-life. The manufacturers purpose for debased life-cycle cost, reliability and to lend to a simplification successful roadworthy congestion and CO₂ emissions. The Coradia Stream exemplary benefits from complete 3 decades of modular train development; much than 4 000 units person been sold successful 12 countries and are already successful work crossed Europe. New attraction depot owed outpouring 2026 Construction is besides underway connected a caller 3 500 m² depot adjacent to Alstom’s Barcelona-area factory, which will support nan caller trains for 15 years. The installation will see 2 attraction tracks, auxiliary workshops, a lavation tunnel, and a traction sub-station. Completion is expected by Spring 2026, up of nan work launch. For expats successful Spain, locals, and tourists, nan caller work will connection a fast, reliable, and sustainable replacement to taxis aliases buses betwixt cardinal Barcelona and nan airport. With a 20-minute travel clip and predominant departures, it enhances convenience for each travellers. Cristina Andériz, Carles Ruiz, Pilar Díaz, Silvia Paneque one Sureda, Salvador Illa, Leopoldo Maestu Miedes, Isabel García Ripoll, Alicia Valle and Gracia Lacabex. Credit: Alstom’s property release.