El Tren de la Fresa or
the Strawberry Train is a famous excursión train of Madrid. It is
being operated over the RENFE line between Madrid and Aranjuez.
This was founded in 1851 as the second railway line of Spain. The railway
connected Spain’s capital with the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It was named as
"Tren de la Fresa". It is called "Strawberry Train" because
it had fields of strawberries all around. Fresa
con Nata/ strawberries with
whipped cream is a lovely production of this area. The excursions are running
from May to July and then again from September to October. The train has
departed from Madrid Atocha
railway station, and arrives in just fifty minutes in Aranjuez . The return
journey from Aranjuez is at 18:25, and it arrives again at Atocha at 19:15.
During the journey, you can view the interesting sites spread all around, many
of which are of 16th century.
Practical info
The trip will include a guided tour of
the Royal
Palace and Royal Barge Museum. The tain is pulled by a steam locomotive and has
six coaches of wood, belonging to 19th century. UNESCO World
Heritage site of Aranjuez is present about 48 kilometres from Madrid. The train usually runs on Saturday and
Sunday.
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