Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway
Introduction The '''Palamós to Flaçà, Girona and Banyoles Railway''' was a  gauge railway line that operated over  of track between Palamós, Girona and Banyoles, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The line was promoted by the '''Tranvía del Bajo Ampurdán''' company.The first section of the line, a stretch of  from Palamós to Flaçà via Palafrugell and La Bisbal d'Empordà, opened in 1887.From its opening, the railway had a connection with the Iberian () gauge Barcelona–Cerbère railway at Flaçà, and provided the only rail connection to the port at Palamós and the inland towns of Palafrugell and La Bisbal. The trains transported passengers and freight, especially cork, which was exported from nearby plantations to destinations in France and beyond.In 1905, the line was purchased by the Belgian owned ''Ferrocarriles Económicos de Cataluña'' company. In 1921, the line was extended by  from Flaçà to Girona, running roughly parallel to the Iberian gauge main line. The Girona terminus, at Porta de França, was some distance from the city's main line station and the termini of the city's two other narrow gauge railways, the Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway and the Olot–Girona railway.In 1923, the railway line changed hands again, being acquired by the ''Ferrocarriles Económicos Españoles''. In 1928, a  branch was opened to Banyoles, diverging from the main line at  in the north of Girona.The line was badly damaged during the Spanish Civil War, and in 1941 it was taken over by the state owned organisation . The line was reopened in 1942, after the war time damage had been repaired, but it closed for good in 1956.Part of the line between Palamós and Palafrugell has been converted into a greenway. The , a wayside station building between Pont Major and Banyoles, still exists and is included in the . Outside the building a platform and short stretch of roadside track has been reconstructed, and a replica of one of the line's passenger cars is displayed.
Gallery File:Locomotora Baix Empordà.jpg|One of the line's locomotives in 1953File:04 palpal lw.jpg|Greenway of the route of the lineFile:Baixador de Mata.jpg|Baixador de MataFile:Monument commemoratiu del Baixador de Mata.jpg|Replica of passenger car
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