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In Spain there is an extensive 1,250 km (780 mi) system of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railways. The majority of these railways was historically operated by FEVE, (Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha, Spanish narrow-gauge railways). Created in 1965 FEVE started absorbing numerous private-owned narrow-gauge railways.
Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE), [1] officially registered as Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha [2] and known in its last years by the brand name Feve, was a Spanish public railway operator, founded in 1965, in charge of operating the national narrow-gauge network, whose management passed to the State after the extinction of the original owner companies.
Pages in category "Narrow-gauge railways in Spain" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
It operates most of Spain's 1,250 km (777 mi) of metre-gauge railway. This division of Renfe was previously a stand-alone company named FEVE (Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha, Spanish for "Narrow-Gauge Railways). [2]
This was previously operated by FEVE (Ferrocarriles de Via Estrecha, Narrow Gauge Railways), but was taken over by Renfe in 2012. The Madrid Metro is built to a gauge of 1,445mm, [3] slightly wider than standard gauge. The Barcelona Metro is built to standard gauge, except line 1, which was designed for through running of trains from the ...
It operates 140 km (87 mi) of narrow-gauge, 42 km (26 mi) of standard-gauge, and 89 km (55 mi) of Iberian-gauge routes, two metre-gauge rack railways and four funicular railways. FGV (Valencian: Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana, "Valencian Government Railways") operates several metre-gauge lines in the Valencian Community.