🚂 The French Pyrenees' little Yellow Train chugging past centenary
Narrow-gauge heritage railway through the Catalan Pyrenees, France, operating since 1910
📌 Fast Facts
- Operating since: 1910 — one of Europe's oldest working narrow-gauge railways
- Route length: 63 kilometres connecting Villefranche-de-Conflent to Latour-de-Carol
- Highest point: Bolquère-Font-Romeu station at 1,592 metres elevation
- Track gauge: 1 metre narrow-gauge, crossing 80 bridges and viaducts
The Yellow Train (Train Jaune) is a heritage narrow-gauge railway in the Catalan Pyrenees of France that has continuously operated since 1910 across one of the continent's most dramatic mountain regions. The 63-kilometre route ascends from 426 metres at Villefranche-de-Conflent to 1,592 metres at Bolquère-Font-Romeu, reaching Europe's highest railway station and traversing 80 bridges and viaducts including the notable Giverolles metallic viaduct. As of 2026, the railway operates year-round as ...