Those tracks under construction are the new sidings, which are to accommodate French and Spanish passenger formations upon turnaround. These new sidings are located right next to the Perpignan-Villefranch line (right), shortly after branching off the Narbonne-Portbou main line.
The Villefranche line is also to be dual-tracked over 6km , until Le Soler, where the HSL will originate.
These works are actually the very first step carried out on the part of RFF under the Perpignan-Figueres HSL project.
Perpignan (Perpinyŕ).
16th November 2005.
P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)