San Roque–La Línea railway
36°10′31″N 5°21′33″W / 36.175256°N 5.359137°W
The San Roque-La Línea railway line is a railway line built by the Algeciras Gibraltar Railway Company, it connects La Línea de la Concepción to San Roque station, but that has never been used.
History
[edit]A 9 km extension from San Roque station to La Línea de la Concepción was laid in 1893 which was to form the San Roque–La Línea railway line, but this was stopped by the Spanish government, the line eventually being completed in the 1970s but no train has ever run on them.[1][2]
In 2016 a plan was made to use trams on the rail lines already in place since 1970 using EU funds.[3]
In 2021, after details emerged about a possible accession agreement of Gibraltar into the Schengen Area, the Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo commented on the potential of railway development upwards towards Europe.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rail and Two Cities: Railway history that began in the 19th century". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Sur, Europa. "La Línea lleva más de ochenta años esperando que pase el primer tren". Europa Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- ^ "Multi-million euro Campo de Gibraltar tram line to connect La Linea and Algeciras". 25 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Fabian Picardo answers questions about Gibraltar's future relationship with EU #GBCviewpoint 2/2. YouTube.