Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway
Appearance
Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway | |
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![]() The line's former terminus in Sant Feliu de Guíxols | |
Overview | |
Status | Dismantled |
Locale | Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
History | |
Opened | 1892 |
Closed | 1969 |
Technical | |
Line length | 42 kilometres (26 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
The Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Girona Railway was a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge
railway line that operated over 42 kilometres (26 mi) of track between Girona and Sant Feliu de Guíxols, in Catalonia, Spain. The railway had 6 steam locomotives of the 0-6-2T type, 21 passenger cars and 106 freight cars.[1][2]
The line opened in 1892, starting from a
Castell d'Aro, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Llagostera, Cassà de la Selva, Llambilles, Quart, and terminating at Girona railway station, where a connection was made with the Barcelona–Cerbère railway. In 1924, a freight-only branch was constructed linking the terminus in Sant Feliù de Guíxols with the town's commercial port.[3][4]
By the 1960s the line was struggling financially, and in 1963 it was taken over by the state-owned
metre gauge and link it to the Olot–Girona railway, but nothing came of this and it was closed in 1969. It has since been converted into a greenway linking Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Girona.[3]
References
- ^ Narrow Gauge World no. 24, Feb-Mar 2003, p.31.
- ^ European Railways
- ^ a b "Carrilet Girona - Sant Feliù de Guíxols Greenway". viasverdes.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ OpenRailwayMap Infrastructure (Map). Retrieved 25 November 2022.