Greenway

Through the disused railway lines of the Subbética, previously used by the oil train, you can travel through the interior of Andalusia on cycling and hiking itineraries. The beautiful landscapes of the Subbetic Mountains Natural Park are adequately mixed with the preserved railway architecture, made up of four viaducts, five stations, a 139 m tunnel, thirteen residential buildings distributed between level crossing boxes (road intersections) , workers' boxes and railway houses, all of which are in different states of conservation. In addition, there are a total of six rest areas made up of benches, bench-tables, litter bins and bike racks.

HISTORY OF THE OIL TRAIN

On April 30, 1875, D. Jorge Loring (later Marquis of Loring), stamped his signature on the line construction project, in the statement of said project. Well known is the great agricultural importance of cities such as Lucena, Cabra, Martos and Jaén, whose main wealth is made up of the export of oil, grains and broths and that, however, further away from the railways feel their trade hindered by the late and defective means of transport Alleviating the radial effect of the railway lines, which were carried out by the most important companies, the Andalusian Railways Company, created in 1877, undertook the construction of a shorter variant to link Madrid with Algeciras and Malaga, lending to the same time, railway service to an emerging region, giving exit to both ports, the heavy metallurgy of Linares and the agri-food products of Jaén and the south of Cordova, that is why 'The Oil Train' was born. On January 22, 1893, Mr. Contreras, Chief Engineer of the new company, sent two messages to the governors of Cordova and Jaén in which he said: 'I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that yesterday, The entire iron road from Puente Genil to Linares was opened for exploitation. The line began its first crisis in the 1950s and the track saw the last passage of the train in 1985.

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