Ferrocarril de Sóller

Ferrocarril de Sóller
Overview
Type Interurban
Locale Mallorca
Technical
Track gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Minimum radius (?)
Electrification 1200v dc overhead lines, 600V motors
Route map
Legend
 Artà
 Son Servera
 Sant Llorenç des Cardassar

1:10 Manacor
1:01
Petra
(and passing point)
 0:54
Sant Joan
(two platforms one track)
 0:52
Sineu
(and passing point)
0:56 Sa Pobla
0:52 Muro
0:48 Llubí
Enllaç junction
0:44
Enllaç
(and passing point)
Enllaç siding
0:39 Inca
Inca siding
 0:35 Lloseta
0:31 Binissalem
Binissalem siding
 0:27 Consell/Alaró
Santa Maria siding
0:23 Santa Maria
0:17 El Caülls(for Festival Park)
0:15 Marratxí*
0:10* Pont d'Inca Nou
 0:08* Pont d'Inca
 0:07* Verge de Lluc
 0:13* Polígon de Marratxí
1:00 SóllerTranvía de Sóller to Port de Sóller
Serra de Tramuntana
Can Tambor
Mirador del Pujol d’en Banya
Bunyola
Caubet
Palmanyola (Santa Maria)
Son Reus
0:13 UIB

0:10 Son Sardina
0:08 Camí dels Reis
0:07 Gran Vía Asima
0:06 Son Castelló
Depot sidings
Depot

0:05* Son Fuster Vell / Son Fuster
0:03* Son Costa / Son Fortesa
0:01* Jacint Verdaguer

Plaça d'Espanya
Intermodal Station
denotes bus connections

The Ferrocarril de Sóller Catalan pronunciation: [ˌfɛrukəˈriɫ də ˈsoʎə] (English: Railway of Sóller), acronym FS, is an interurban railway and the name for the company which operates the electrified 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge tracks running between the towns of Sóller and Palma on the Spanish island of Mallorca (stopping at various smaller towns such as Bunyola and Son Sardina).

The historic electric train takes a route north from the capital across the plains, winding through mountains and 13 tunnels of the Serra de Tramuntana, finally ending in the large railway station of the northern town of Sóller.

Work began on the railway in 1911 on the profits of the orange and lemon trade, which at the time was booming. For this reason, it is sometimes known as the Orange Express.[1]

The famous train is now not only a mode of transport between these two key Mallorcan settlements, but also an attraction in itself. Single tickets cost €15 (2015), returns are €21.

Palma railway station

Palma Railway Station (Coordinates: 39°34′36″N 2°39′14″E / 39.57667°N 2.65389°E / 39.57667; 2.65389) is a subtle, relatively small brown brick building with a large "Ferrocarril de Sóller" sign on its façade, partly given up to a museum, cleverly renovated so that the large glass windows reflect the railway tracks to make them look as if they go on into the rooms. The station is just off the Plaça de Espanya and borders a large and popular park which lies on top of the underground Estació Intermodal. Several old railway buildings (one with a large brick chimney) lie untouched in the park and there are several train-themed play structures, each one a carriage named after a settlement along the line.

Sóller railway station

Sóller Railway Station (Coordinates: 39°45′53″N 2°42′54″E / 39.76472°N 2.71500°E / 39.76472; 2.71500) on the other hand is much larger, developed from a fortified house dating from 1606, Ca'n Mayol. The station is also home to the tram which runs from Sóller to Port de Sóller and (inside the building) a museum dedicated to the works of Picasso and Joan Miró.

See also

References

  1. ↑ History of Sóller (see "The end of the geografical isolation" section)
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