Old Faió Railway Tunnel
About this heritage
The old Fayón railway tunnel, built in 1894, was part of the Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona line. With a length of 1,846 meters, it crossed the buttress between the Ebro and Matarraña rivers. Currently, one of its entrances remains visible, while the other is submerged under the waters of the Ribarroja reservoir, recalling the railway history and the transformation of the landscape in the area.
To learn more
The Old Fayón Railway Tunnel, built in 1894, was a key infrastructure of the Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona line, designed to cross the complex terrain between the Ebro and Matarraña rivers. With a length of 1,846 meters, it allowed railway connection through a mountainous buttress, facilitating the transport of people and goods in a difficult access area. After the construction of the Ribarroja reservoir in the 1960s, part of the route and one of the tunnel entrances were submerged, marking a profound change in the landscape and mobility of the region. Today, the tunnel is a historical vestige that reflects the evolution of infrastructures and the impacts of hydroelectric development in the territory.
To know it better
The old Fayón railway tunnel is a representative example of 19th-century engineering, built in 1894 to facilitate train passage through a mountainous area between the Ebro and Matarraña rivers. Nearly 2 km long, it was part of an important railway line. Its history allows the study of both the development of transportation in Spain and the impact of reservoirs, as one of its entrances was submerged after the creation of the Ribarroja reservoir.
Location
- Municipality
- Fayón
- Province
- Zaragoza
- Country
- Spain
The asset
- Eco-destination
- Río Ebro – Aragón
- Environment
- Rural
- Relevance
- Local
How to get there
- Access
- By land
The visit
- Visitable
- Yes
Coordinates
- Latitud
- 41.23122
- Longitud
- 0.34236