The Tharsis railway line, also known as the Tharsis-Río Odiel railway,[1] was a Spanish narrow-gauge railway of mining industrial nature that operated between 1871 and 2000. It served as one of the most important railroads in the province of Huelva.
The railway line was built in the second half of the 19th century to provide an outlet to the sea for the minerals extracted by the British Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Company from its deposits in the Tharsis-La Zarza mining basin. It opened in 1871 and was among the province of Huelva's first railways. Its tracks had a gauge of 1220 millimeters, which was unique in Spain. The transportation service was operational for over a century until its discontinuation in January 2000. It primarily transported minerals and goods, with some passenger service available for several decades.
Most of the railway has now been dismantled, although a small part of the Tharsis-San Bartolomé section is abandoned and no longer in use. In 2014, some of its infrastructure was added to the Andalusian Historical Heritage Catalog as a good of cultural interest. A portion of the mobile railway heritage has been conserved and presented in various locations throughout the province.
^Carvajal & González (2016, p. 353)
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