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The inauguration of the Núria rack railway

Ribes de Freser, Ripollès, Girona

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The inauguration of the Núria rack railway

Historical milestone · Ribes de Freser, Ripollès, Girona

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The Núria rack railway, inaugurated on 22 March 1931, is the twelve-and-a-half-kilometer railway line that overcomes a height difference of one thousand fifty-nine meters between Ribes de Freser, Queralbs and the sanctuary of Núria, in the Ripollès. Together with the Montserrat rack railway, it is one of only two rack railway lines in Spain. Since Queralbs is the highest point in the valley reachable by road, the rack railway is the only way, apart from the mountain path, to reach the sanctuary and the Núria ski resort, as no road reaches the valley; the route has four stations — Ribas-Enlace, Ribes-Vila, Queralbs and Núria — and the optional halt of Rialb.

22 de marzo de 1931

Photo: Junyent (Public domain)

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