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Preston,
<p>There was a rail line through Somport many years ago, but for quite
some time now, the Spanish line ended at Canfranc Estación. The
French portion had been dismantled. The huge old station in this rather
small town is a sort of historic monument with its two long room for customs
inspection. There was construction on a new tunnel going on in May of 2000,
but it was my strong impression that it was for a new highway, not a railroad.
I saw a number of abandoned tracks, bridges, and tunnels in France. My
thought then was that they would make great hiking trails, but there did
not seem to be any movement convert them, such as the Rails to Trails group
in the U.S.
<p>Many pilgrims take the once a day train from Jaca to Canfranc Estación
to begin their pilgrimages there, or even walk up to the pass so that they
can start from the border. I would think that there would be bus service
from there on into France, but I didn't notice anything like that. I had
walked over the pass and just stopped in the town for one night.
<p>regards,
<p>Robert
<p>Preston Pittman wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>But the reason I'm
<br>responding is because there is a rail line through Somport. I
know I've
<br>seen information about it on the internet. I can do a little
searching for
<br>you if no one else has the info directly at hand. Go for it!
<br>
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