Discover Catalonia aboard Turistren

Get on board the Montserrat Rack Railway and Funiculars, the Núria Rack Railway or the Cement Train and discover Catalonia. Transport in which you will live a world of sensations and experiences from the first moment.

For this reason, below we bring you a most singular and unique proposal to discover historical spaces full of anecdotes and curiosities and beautiful natural places with great scenic value: How? Thanks to the Tourist Trains of the Generalitat de Catalunya Railways (FGC).

Beyond daily use as a means of traveling from one point to another, FGC Turisme, the division in charge of managing and promoting the Turistren brand, presents us with some of the historic trains that the brand includes, and whose objective is both the visibility of the playful factor of the classic trains and cars themselves, valuing their own history and antiquity, as well as the tourist possibilities of these trains, bringing us closer to places of interest and providing us with panoramic views that leave us speechless.

Didn't you know them? Well, keep reading that we present them to you below:

Montserrat rack railway and funiculars

Montserrat rack

Located in the Bages region, Montserrat is one of the emblems of Catalonia where everyone has to go once in their life, and we assure you that the best way to get there is with the Rack Railway.

The Montserrat Rack Railway is the only transport that reaches the center of the Montserrat Mountain Sanctuary enclosure. In 15 minutes the rack railway runs along the singular silhouette of the mountain and allows you to enjoy privileged views of the mountain. Through the panoramic windows of the train, you can appreciate the great beauty of the landscape that surrounds us from Monistrol to Montserrat.

Sant Joan Funicular

The Sant Joan Funicular offers an impressive panoramic view of the Montserrat mountain, from a height of 1,000 meters above sea level. The ascent with the Sant Joan Funicular is an unforgettable trip, with a maximum slope of 65% and a distance of 503 meters.

The new viewpoint, located at the top station of the funicular itself and close to 1,000 meters above sea level, allows perfect observation of the mountain and has an Interpretation Center for the Geopark of Central Catalonia and the Montserrat Mountain Natural Park.

Santa Cova Funicular

The Santa Cova Funicular connects the sanctuary with the cave, the troglodytic chapel attached to the rock where, according to legend, some shepherds found the image of the Virgin of Montserrat. Since 1929, pilgrims have taken the funicular down to this emblematic place, where art and nature are breathed.

This transport arrives at the place where the monumental Rosary begins, the most important outdoor sculpture group of Catalan modernism, with works by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Llimona, among others. There is also an exhibition dedicated to the funiculars, their operation and their history.

Consult the complete information on the rack railway and the funiculars of Montserrat.

CIMENT train

Short but intense. This is how we define the route of the Tren del Ciment, in the Berguedà region.

The Tren del Ciment is a line that historically linked the old Asland cement factory in Castellar de n'Hug with Guardiola de Berguedà, from where the narrow-gauge railway line left for Berga and Manresa.

With more than 100 years of history, this old train travels, with its diesel locomotive, 3.5 kilometers in a journey that lasts approximately 20 minutes. It has four cars with capacity for 25 passengers each.

Consult the information in our Tren del ciment file.

Núria rack

Located in the Ripollès region, within the Cabeceras del río Ter y Freser Natural Park, the natural landscape spectacle that surrounds the Núria Rack Railway will leave you speechless, a changing landscape following the seasons of the year that will awaken you thousands of of sensations.

Inaugurated in 1931, the Rack Train has been reaching the Vall de Núria station for 91 years. With a distance of 12.4 km and a drop of 1,000 meters, it is characterized for being the highest rack railway in southern Europe.

The Núria Rack Railway is the valley's transportation par excellence, since it is the only means of accessing the Ripollès mountain station.

Consult the complete information on the Núria Rack Railway.