Abandoned station in the Pyrenees will become an international hub: project details.

According to The Sun: In the Pyrenees, among the mountains, there is a station currently considered the most unfortunate railway station in the world, but soon it may become the center of new international routes.

Canfranc Estación is a place that has seen many things, from fighters to smugglers, yet it intends to welcome international visitors by rail.

Hidden in the Pyrenees, it is considered the 'unlucky' railway station in the world, which may soon welcome new international routes.

Canfranc Estación has experienced much from fighters to smugglers, but may soon welcome international visitors by rail.

In the past, it was an important hub, but after numerous disasters, it ceased operations.

The station was initially a major railway hub but was abandoned after numerous disasters.

New Life

Canfranc Estación first opened as an international railway station in 1928 and was considered an important place for workers.

Being on the border, it was an ideal place for international travel between countries.

However, after several disasters, the station was closed after 42 years of operation.

The first accident occurred in 1931 when a hall of the line caught fire.

After that, the tunnels were closed in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War to prevent the smuggling of weapons across the border.

In 1970, a train on the French side derailed and severely damaged the station.

France abandoned the station, and it ceased operations, earning it the nickname 'Titanic of the mountains.'

But in 2023, after many years of closure, the railway station received a second life, becoming a huge five-star hotel.

Undergoing reconstruction and reopening as a five-star hotel in 2023.