Salt wants the future tram-train planned between Girona and Banyoles to reach the municipality as well. The town council approved a motion calling on the Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Catalan government to include a section or branch line to Salt and the future Campus de Salut de Girona in the project's technical study.

For residents and commuters in Salt, the immediate consequence is political rather than operational: no route change has been confirmed, but the council is formally asking for Salt to be considered before the study is finalised. That matters for daily travel to Girona and for future access to the planned health campus.

The motion passed at the full council meeting with 11 votes in favour and 9 against, according to municipal records published by the Ajuntament de Salt. The governing groups, ERC and Junts, voted in favour along with CUP. PSC and Vox voted against.

The motion asks the department to ensure that the technical study for the Girona-Banyoles tram-train includes a section or branch line serving Salt and the future Campus de Salut de Girona.

What Salt council approved

The proposal was debated in a municipal plenary session and is recorded in the council's published documentation. The request is directed to the Catalan department responsible for transport infrastructure planning.

  • Request made: include Salt in the technical study for the future Girona-Banyoles tram-train.
  • Additional destination named: the future Campus de Salut de Girona.
  • Vote result: 11 in favour, 9 against.
  • Votes in favour: ERC, Junts and CUP.
  • Votes against: PSC and Vox.

The tram-train project remains in the study phase. The Generalitat lists territorial tramway schemes, including the Girona area, among projects under study. That means the route, stops and final scope are still subject to technical and political decisions.

Why Salt wants to be included

Salt borders Girona and has strong daily links with the city for work, study, shopping and health care. A branch to Salt would potentially connect local residents to the wider tram-train corridor and to the future health campus, if the option is accepted in the planning stage.

The future Campus de Salut de Girona is repeatedly cited in the motion as a destination that should be considered in the route design. The council's position is that the study should not be limited to a direct Girona-Banyoles alignment if a branch could improve access from Salt.

For readers following how local decisions are documented, the town hall publishes motions and plenary records through its transparency portal. Our approach to verifying official records is set out in Source Transparency and Editorial Policy.

What happens next in the planning process

The motion does not by itself alter the tram-train route. The next step lies with the Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, which is responsible for the technical studies and planning of tramway projects under the Generalitat.

Residents who want to track whether Salt is incorporated into the study can monitor three official channels:

  • the Ajuntament de Salt plenary records and municipal motions,
  • the Generalitat's transport infrastructure project pages,
  • formal announcements on the Salt town hall website.

Until the department publishes further technical detail, Salt's inclusion remains a council-backed request rather than an approved change to the route. Residents can check updates through the official municipal website or Contact Us if you spot a published planning document that should be reviewed.

Reported by Ajuntament de Salt, Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Parlament de Catalunya, Departament de Territori, Habitatge i Transició Ecològica, Generalitat de Catalunya, Ajuntament de Salt / seu-e.cat, Ajuntament / seu-e.cat, Diari de Girona.