Tourist Mining Train | |
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![]() The tourist train traveling along the Tinto River in 2014. | |
Overview | |
Native name | Ferrocarril Turístico Minero |
Locale | ![]() |
Transit type | Tourist train |
Operation | |
Began operation | 4 November 1994 |
Operator(s) | Fundación Río Tinto |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Tourist Mining Train is a Spanish tourist train that travels along the historic Riotinto Railway, in the province of Huelva, autonomous community of Andalusia. The first railway services were started in 1994 by the Río Tinto Foundation, using historical rolling stock. The tourist train is part of the Rio Tinto Mining Park,[1] constituting one of its most attractive elements.
The total distance covered by the tourist train is about 22 kilometers,[2] including the round trip.