Mountain route
Cremallera de Núria
Ribes de Freser → Núria · Spain
View on the map →Wikipedia ↗Stations · 4
The only way to roadless Núria: Abt rack rails climbing 1,000 vertical metres through the Freser gorges to a sanctuary at 1,964 m.
The Vall de Núria has never been reached by road: since 1931 the metre-gauge cremallera has been the only mechanised way up to the sanctuary, ski bowl and lake at 1,964 m. From Ribes de Freser the railcars run on adhesion to the stone village of Queralbs, then engage the Abt rack for gradients of up to 15% through the Gorges del Freser. In 40 minutes the line climbs more than a vertical kilometre.
Stations
- 0 kmRibes-Enllaç
- 1 kmRibes-Vila
- 6 kmQueralbs
- 12 kmNúria
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
Along the way
- Ribes de Freser valley
- Queralbs village
- Gorges del Freser
- Núria sanctuary and lake
- Puigmal summits
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1325775 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: FGC — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Cremallera de Núria?
The Cremallera de Núria runs 12.5 km from Ribes de Freser to Núria.
How long does the Cremallera de Núria take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 40 min for the 12.5 km. That is an average of 19 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Cremallera de Núria?
FGC, with Stadler GTW rack railcar.
How old is the Cremallera de Núria?
The line has been in service since 1931. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How high does the Cremallera de Núria climb?
1,964 m above sea level at its highest point.
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