@marcostrain

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📸 Railway enthusiast & train travel lover
🌍 I film videos of my train trips around the world
📍 Barcelona
Bloghttps://www.marcostrain.com
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🚇🇪🇸 Exploring the #MetroValencia network, which has the longest metro line in Spain! It originated from the integration of several narrow-gauge lines until 1988, when it was transferred to #FGV and later reintroduced as Line 1, with a total lenght of 70 km and 40 stations.
🚄🇪🇸 Travelling with the #AVL5214 from Madrid-Chamartín to València-Joaquín Sorolla, the last #AVLO service of the day. This is the low-cost product of #Renfe, with a single class in a 3+2 seating layout. The journey takes 2h 5min, stopping at every station, and tickets from €7.
🚂🍓 The #TrenDeLaFresa is a historic train that runs between Madrid and Aranjuez, recreating the journey from the early days of this line, which is celebrating 175 years! There are different routes for this trip, including guided tours and a boat ride. It is a unique experience!
🚄💨 From Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha with the #AVE3190 in Prémium. The journey on this direct service is now 3h 2min because of speed restrictions. I had dinner included in my ticket and I chose the meat option, consisting of chicken stew, salad and fruit.
🚋🏖️ In Sóller, you can change to the tram that connects the town with the port. The line opened in 1913 as an extension of the railway and is 4.7 km long. It’s the only first-generation tramway in Spain and features unique tramcars!
🚃⛰️ I travelled on the Ferrocarril de Sóller, a historic railway that connects Palma with Sóller and has changed little since its early days. This line opened in 1912 and uses a 3-foot gauge. The journey takes about an hour and covers a 27 km route offering impressive views!
🚆🇪🇸 There’s an unusual station on the Cercanías València network: Platja i Grau de Gandia is part of a short branch that allows freight trains to reach the port area and also serves as a terminus of line C1, with just two trains per day at weekends in the off-season!
🚄💨 From today, a special service is running between Barcelona-Sants and Lleida-Pirineus to increase capacity on the route, with tickets offered at no cost. This has also meant the return of the #Avril sets to this high-speed line, which were withdrawn due to technical issues.
🚆🇪🇸 From Bilbao-La Concordia to León with the #R71876, a 322 km journey taking 7h 49min. This route is part of the Ferrocarril de La Robla, originally built for coal traffic. There’s just one daily service between these cities and you need to change trains twice during the trip.
🚆📷 The line E3 of #Euskotren was also still pending for me! It runs between Kukullaga-Etxebarri and Lezama, serving 16 stations. The route is 19 km long and shares its initial section with line L3, allowing a weekday frequency of 7.5′ along this stretch and 15′ on the rest.