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Sant Feliu De Guíxols–Girona Railway
The Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Girona Railway was a gauge railway line that operated over 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.European Railways The line opened in 1892, starting from a , running via 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. By the 1960s the line was struggling financially, and in 1963 it was taken over by the state-owned Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE). They had plans to convert it to metre gauge and link it to the Olot–Girona railway The Olot to Girona Railway was a gauge railway line that operated over of track between Olot and Girona, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Girona
Girona (; es, Gerona ; french: Gérone) is a province of Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France ( Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province. Municipalities of Girona The province has 222 municipalities, including Girona city (population 96,722), Figueres (pop. 44,765), Lloret de Mar (pop. 40,282), Blanes (pop. 39,834), Olot (33,725), Salt (pop. 30,389), Palafrugell (pop. 22,816) and Sant Feliu de Guíxols (pop. 21,814), as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quart, Girona
Quart is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 3,441. Between 1892 and 1969, the village was connected to the city of Girona and the port of Sant Feliu de Guíxols by the narrow gauge Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway The Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Girona Railway was a gauge railway line that operated over 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 ... The line has since been converted into a greenway.. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Gironès {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines In Catalonia
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer faciliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
750 Mm Gauge Railways In Spain
75 may refer to: * 75 (number) * one of the years 75 BC, AD 75, 1875 CE, 1975 CE, 2075 CE * ''75'' (album), an album by Joe Zawinul * M75 (other), including "Model 75" * Highway 75, see List of highways numbered 75 * Alfa Romeo 75, a car produced by Alfa Romeo See also * * * * 1975 (other) * 1875 (other) 1875 may refer to: * 1875, a number in the 1000 (number) range Time * 1875 A.D. (MDCCCLXXV), a year in the Common Era * 1875 BC, a year in the Before Common Era Places * ''1875 (1969 QQ) Neruda'', the asteroid #1875, see List of minor planets: ... * Canon de 75 modèle 1897 (the 75, or, French 75) {{Numberdis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenway (landscape)
A greenway is usually a shared-use path along a strip of undeveloped land, in an urban or rural area, set aside for recreational use or environmental protection. Greenways are frequently created out of disused railways, canal towpaths, utility or similar rights of way, or derelict industrial land. Greenways also can also be linear parks, and can serve as wildlife corridors. The path's surface may be paved and often serves multiple users: walkers, runners, bicyclists, skaters and hikers. A characteristic of greenways, as defined by the European Greenways Association, is "ease of passage": that is that they have "either low or zero gradient", so that they can be used by all "types of users, including mobility impaired people". In Southern England, the term also refers to ancient trackways or green lanes, especially those found on chalk downlands, like the Ridgeway. Definition Greenways are vegetated, linear, and multi-purpose. They incorporate a footpath and/or bikeway wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olot–Girona Railway
The Olot to Girona Railway was a gauge railway line that operated over of track between Olot and Girona, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The line crosses the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park and follows the valleys of the Fluvià, and Ter rivers. It opened in stages from 1895 to 1911, and closed in 1969. The first section of the line, which connected Salt, in the western suburbs of Girona, to Amer opened in 1895. In 1898, the short section from Girona's main line railway station to Salt opened. In 1900, the section from Amer to les Planes d'Hostoles opened. In 1902, the line was extended to Sant Feliu de Pallerols. In 1911, the final extension to Olot opened. The line suffered financial and physical losses during the Spanish Civil War. Republican troops blew up many of the bridges as they retreated and a large number of locomotives and rolling stock were lost. Flooding in 1940 also caused further damage to the tracks. In 1963 the railway was taken ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metre Gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, large metre-gauge networks remain in use in Switzerland, Spain and many European towns with urban trams, but most metre-gauge local railways in France, Germany and Belgium closed down in the mid-20th century, although many still remain. With the revival of urban rail transport, metre-gauge light metros were established in some cities, and in other cities, metre gauge was replaced by standard gauge. The slightly-wider gauge is used in Sofia. Examples of metre-gauge See also * Italian metre gauge * Narrow-gauge railways A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrocarriles De Vía Estrecha
Renfe Feve is a division of state-owned Spanish railway company Renfe Operadora. It operates most of Spain's of railway. This division of Renfe was previously a stand-alone company named FEVE (Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha,Law 11/1965 of 23 September. Boletín Oficial del Estado Number 230. 25 September 196(PDF) Spanish for "Narrow-gauge railways"). On 31 December 2012, the Spanish government simplified the organization of train companies merging Feve into Renfe and Adif. The rolling stock and the brand FEVE was transferred to Renfe (renamed to "Renfe Feve") and the infrastructures were transferred to Adif. History FEVE was created in 1965, as a successor to the government-run organisation EFE (Explotación de Ferrocarriles por el Estado), which was created by the Miguel Primo de Rivera administration in 1926 to take over failed private railways. Following the creation of Renfe in 1941, to which the ownership of all Spanish broad-gauge railways were transferred to, EF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona–Cerbère Railway
The Barcelona–Cerbère railway is a railway line linking Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain to Cerbère in France. History It was built between 1858 and 1878 and electrified between 1981 and 1982 . Gallery File:Estació de França Barcelona Catalonia.jpg, Barcelona Estació de França File:253 102 - Comsa - frutero - Figueres - Jordi Verdugo.jpg, Freight train on the line File:470 - Figueres - 2 - Jordi Verdugo.jpg, Regional train File:Estrella Costa Brava a su paso por Vilamalla.jpg, Estrella File:Portbou.jpg, Portbou railway station File:252075 Renfe Catalan Talgo - Mollet del Valles - 23-11-2009 - Luis Zamora.jpg, Locomotive 252.075 with the Catalan Talgo. File:Mollet - 2011-07-13 6 - JTCurses.jpg, A Civia 465+463 near Mollet - Sant Fost train station (Catalonia). File:449 Montcada i Reixac (4300299914).jpg, RENFE Class 449 in Montcada i Reixac train station. Notes See also * Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line The Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed line is an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girona Railway Station
Girona (Catalan: ''Estació de Girona'') is a railway station serving the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the northern part of the municipality, lying at approximately southwest of the city's historical centre. The station is on the Barcelona–Cerbère conventional rail line and the Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line. It is served by Rodalies de Catalunya regional line and Girona commuter rail service line , as well as by several national and international AVE and TGV high-speed services operated by Renfe Operadora and SNCF. Girona also has a freight station, located about south of the passenger station. History This station was opened in 1862, when Iberian () gauge trains on the Barcelona–Cerbère line started arriving from Maçanet de la Selva. From 1892, the station was also served by narrow () gauge trains on the Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway and, from 1898, by narrow () gauge trains on the Olot–Girona railway. Both these narr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llambilles
Llambilles is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of , and the population in 2014 was 738. The first written mention "Lambiliolas" dates to the year 999. The etymology of the name is unknown and probably pre-Roman. The main economic activity is the primary sector: grain cultivation in the plain and exploitation of the forest for the cork industry in the massif. During the twentieth century the population stagnated around 400. Since the end of the century, the development of new housing developments has grown. There is an industrial estate "Les Conques" where a distribution company and a paper mill were mainly established. Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana Between 1892 and 1969, the village was connected to the city of |
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city, Barcelona is the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas – Demographia, April 2018 Current day Catalonia comprises most of the medieval and early modern Principality o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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