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The yellow train is also called affectionately: "Canari". It is a real symbol of the Catalan region.
Blood and gold coloured, it crosses all year long this territory since 90 years. The departure is from Villefranche
(427 m), and it climbs up to the highest station of Europe, which is called Bolquère (1 593 m), before joining Latour de Carol Enveitg (1 231 m).
The SNCF keeps, for the greatest happiness of the users, this train that drives in summer as well as in winter and crosses the region of Cerdagne throughout it.
It takes 5 hours and as much for the return, from Villefranche-de-Conflent
to the terminus at Latour-de-Carol (64 kilometres at 30 kph).
It is a railway rise through landscapes of mountains, villages like nests in the rocks, torrents, tunnels, viaducts, as well as impressive works of art as the Bridge called Gisclard or the viaduct named Séjourné.
It executes seven go and returns daily.
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