MONTSERRAT, Catalunya, Spain. Arrival of the rack railway

MONTSERRAT
Arrival of the rack railway.

Old photo.
Collection of Joan Bta. Perich i Adrià.

The Montserrat Rack Railway (Cremallera de Montserrat) is a mountain railway line that runs from the Monistrol de Montserrat station to the Montserrat monastery, at the top of the mountain, with an intermediate station at Monistrol Vila. The line is 5 km (3.1 mi) long and has a track width of 1,000 mm. It was inaugurated in 1892, closed on 12 May 1957 and reopened on 6 June 2003.

Traveler's collection.