Canfranc Station

[Porridge Oats]

Canfranc Station

Maybe of interest to anyone who has visited Canfranc Station at the Spain side of the Somport tunnel.

Abandoned train station transformed into spectacular hotel | CNN

Canfranc Estacion in Spain lay dilapidated for decades. Now this incredible train station near the Spanish French border has been reimagined as a luxurious hotel.

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[EuroTrotters]

Yes, we did. Looks awesome

 

[Two on Tour]

It was on the TV program Abandoned Engineering a couple of months back but was filmed showing the areas that were unrestored at the time of filming.

 

[Two on Tour]

The article does not explain why it was built along with the station in the first place.
At the time it was built the French and Spanish railways had different width gauge railway tracks and this was a meeting point of the two different tracks. Passengers and freight would arrive on a train from say France, get off that train and board a train on Spanish rails to continue their journey on into Spain, and vice versa.

 

[Brains]

I found it accidently on a mountaineering trip back in the early 1980's when it was totally empty and abandoned.
Incredible place!

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[royandsharont]

Anyone been and has knowledge of camping there or parking if not. It’s on my bucket list of places to visit. We’ve camped just down the road but wondered what it was like there & if anything else to do in the village.

 

[olley]

There's an aire at the station according to searchforsites

 

[pappajohn]

The only place in Spain where the Nazi's set foot in WW2.

 

[SheikhLala]

Driving through there in April/May, might have to arrange a stop, looks amazing.

 

[Porridge Oats]

Anyone been and has knowledge of camping there or parking if not. It’s on my bucket list of places to visit. We’ve camped just down the road but wondered what it was like there & if anything else to do in the village.

Stayed Canfranc May last year.
Free aire at the end of the town.
Very, very interesting place.

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[Bolti]

Lots of walking in the area and there are lots of trenches and shelters dug in by Franco's mob up in the hills behind the station.

 

[InvictaMoto]

Wasn't finished when we went through in September when we were on the way to Aragon for the last MotoGP. Once across the river the whole area was fenced off.

Didn't see anywhere to park up a motorcycle let alone a camper/moho.

 

[EuroTrotters]

I found it accidently on a mountaineering trip back in the early 1980's when it was totally empty and abandoned.
Incredible place!

Sounds like a great experience

Anyone been and has knowledge of camping there or parking if not. It’s on my bucket list of places to visit. We’ve camped just down the road but wondered what it was like there & if anything else to do in the village.

Best seen in winter, from ,my experience