South end of the French-Spanish village of Le Perthus-El Portús (Els Límits).
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This is actually the Spanish sector (Els Límits), seen from the Fort de Bellegarde (France).
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The Perpignan-Figueres HSL will run through the Alberes Tunnel (8171m) at this stage, some 100m underneath the Main Street (Avinguda d'Espanya). 
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Actually, the HSL will run slightly further West than on this pic, accross this street, still underneath the French sector. I had to displace the stripe, for the purposes of this pic.
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Had Spanish plans overriden French views in 1864, the Perpignan-Barcelona conventional line would have been routed there, with a border station. 
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Something that would doubtless have appealled pretty much to both trainspotters and booze-riders :-))
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Fort de Bellegarde (Le Perthus-Els Límits).
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21st February 2005.
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P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)