Tarragona's tramway between Cambrils and Vila-seca to start service in 2028

The tramway project in Camp de Tarragona between Cambrils and Vila-seca Universitat will enter service in 2028, as the Catalan government announced over the weekend.

On Sunday, Catalan president Salvador Illa announced that the executive will launch the public tender this week, confirming what the cabinet had already announced in October. The tender will also include buying seven convoys and investing €245 million in the first phase of the project, known as TramCamp.

"The Camp de Tarragona does not need problems, but projects" such as the TramCamp, which is a "vital project for the territory's prosperity," Illa said during a press conference in Cambrils.

Trains will be 40-meter in length and have a minimum capacity of 210 passengers.

The first trains are expected to be in service during the first six months of 2028, a two-year delay than first announced during the previous term led by pro-independence Esquerra Republicana, which was expected by 2026.

The line will be 14 kilometers long and connect 14 stations, one of which will be the Port Aventura amusement park, which will be connected to Rodalies commuter trains.

Two other stations, Cambrils Nord and Vila-seca, will also be connected to the Rodalies.

The executive will tender the rest of the line during the construction of the first part of the TramCamp, so by the end of 2025, all the first phases will be either on public tender or under construction.

The second phase aims to connect Reus and Tarragona, creating a 46-kilometer network with 47 stations, including one connecting Reus airport.