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Post #3516353
2026-05-11 06:28 UTC
@alberto_cottica@mastodon.green There is also a direct train from León to Bilbao using the slow narrow-gauge railway network winding through the mountains. Similar to Euskotren, but older and not electric.
Critically: it only runs once a day! And Google Maps doesn't have reliable timetables there (as I also experienced last year).
This train looks like this, i.e. no amenities apart from a bathroom: https://cycling-on-rails.com/train-bicycle-guide/spain/#feve
The main advantage is that it makes 54 stops, so you can take it if you hike nearby.
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@cycling_on_rails@mastodon.social 2026-05-11 06:32
@alberto_cottica@mastodon.green About Google Maps being unreliable in practice on this narrow-gauge "FEVE" network: https://mastodon.social/@cycling_on_rails/114721001159450498 And some more info here: https://www.happyrail.com/en/feve-narrow-gauge-network It's honestly not really worth it unless you really like trains and visiting every railway line, or you happen to hike along the way and hop on for some stops (and, for the León area, happen to pass by at the same time as the daily train).