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By Dee McMath
The San Roque Train Station
In 1909 by virtue of the development of the new
railway line between Algeciras and Bobadilla, the village of Estación
de San Roque was officially created. The first section of the line
had been opened in June 1890. The station is about 6 kilometres
down the hill from the village of San Roque itself.
Although the train line was opened originally at
the end of the 19th Century to allow the soldiers based at Gibraltar
the chance to enjoy the countryside in their free time, it has now
become a favourite route for travellers and tourists. The train
journey up the mountainside to Ronda is spectacular and well
worth adding to your itinerary. It may not be the Orient Express,
but it does have a certain air of mystery about the journey through
time, with many interesting historic sites along the way and the
scenery is breathtaking.
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