Heritage route
Tren de Sóller
Palma → Sóller · Spain
Varnished mahogany carriages from 1912 thread thirteen tunnels through the Tramuntana into Sóller’s orange-grove valley. Mallorca’s rolling time machine.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1664230 — 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 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Ferrocarril de Sóller — 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 Tren de Sóller?
The Tren de Sóller runs 27 km from Palma to Sóller.
How long does the Tren de Sóller take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h for the 27 km. That is an average of 27 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Tren de Sóller?
Ferrocarril de Sóller, with vintage wooden electrics.
How old is the Tren de Sóller?
The line has been in service since 1912. 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.
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