The Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Girona Railway was a gauge

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that operated over of track between

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and

Sant Feliu de Guíxols Sant Feliu de Guíxols () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava and is an important port and tourist centre. The district abuts to the north, the upmarket s'Agaró resort ...

, in

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. 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,

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, and terminating at

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, where a connection was made with the

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 Catalo ...

. 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

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(FEVE). They had plans to convert it to

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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, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The line crosses the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park and follows the valleys of t ...

, 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.

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