The Strawberry train And he does, this year, with some novelties. Since its inauguration in 1984, many are the visitors who have made a trip in time and space, recalling the route of the First Railroad of the Community of Madridbuilt in 1851 by indication of Isabel II to unite the capital with the Royal Palace of Aranjuez.
The strawberry train turned forty years in 2024, beating passenger records: on 36 trips, 12,517 people enjoyed this experience. A figure that adds to the more than 330,000 tourists that has enjoyed this tourist offer in four decades.
He Saturday March 22 Go back to the road to inaugurate the 2025 season. This time, in addition to the traditional circulations on Saturday and Sunday until November, some holiday Fridays are added, such as Good Friday and the Community Day of Madrid (May 2).
The train route always starts at 10:00 am in the Madrid Railway Museumlocated in the historic Delicias station, where he returns to 7:45 p.m.
In the museum, tourists are received by a group of actors that accompanies them on the trip, recreating the history and events linked to the real site. Already around, the famous is tasted Aranjuez strawberry.
In addition to the routes of these years, the strawberry train comes this year with a new offer: ‘Strawberries between canoeing‘. It is a tour of the navigable section of the Tagus River under the supervision of a monitor of the Aranjuez canoeing club. The travelers will go directly from the train to the jetty, where they will receive a brief class on the handling of their boat and then, in groups of maximum 30 people, they will trace a section of the Tajo river on the banks of the Prince’s garden and return to the jetty. In the afternoon, they will have the option of making a guided tour of the historical gardens of Aranjuez.
Tourist routes in Aranjuez
There are several possible routes to complete the trip on the historical train. If Aranjuez is preferred to travel for free, you can opt for ‘Natural strawberries‘, which exclusively includes the round trip on the train and, like The strawberry train is’ dog-friendly‘, travelers can be accompanied by their pets (up to 40 kg).
Other activities that interested parties can add to the historical train trip are:
• ‘Strawberries with cream‘: Tour in the Chiquitén (the tourist train of Aranjuez) and guided tour of the historical gardens of the parterre and the island.
• ‘Tagus strawberries‘: Tour of the Tajo River on the tourist ship and guided tour of the historical gardens of the split, the island and the prince.
• ‘Real strawberries‘: Guided tour of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez and the Prince’s historical garden. The visit to the Royal Fallaes Museum is also included.
• ‘Cyclist strawberries‘: Visit by electric bicycle for the orchards and Sotos de Aranjuez and walking on foot through the historical gardens of the split and the island. Dates: April 6 and 27, and May 10.
• ‘Strawberries with music‘: Combine the architectural and natural heritage of Aranjuez with special interpretations of the XXXI Festival of Ancient Music of Aranjuez, in autumn.
• ‘Huerta strawberries‘: Special route that includes a guided tour of historical orchards, a view thought of a family key, with many complementary activities. In addition, it includes a guided walking on the historical gardens of the split and the island.
• ‘Strawberries between canoeing‘: A tour of about two hours in Piragua through the navigable section of the Tajo River and a guided tour of the historical gardens of Aranjuez. Dates: May 3, 24 and 31.
• Combined route ‘Tajo cream‘: Visit to the center of Aranjuez in the small and boat tour of the Tagus.
• Combined route ‘Real cream‘: Tour of the Chiquitén plus a detailed visit to the Royal Palace.
• Combined route ‘Real Tagus‘: The river trip through the Tagus is completed with a guided tour of the Royal Palace.
Tickets are already on sale through the strawberry train website. Prices range between 30 and 58 euros. The children under one meter travel for free if they do not occupy a seat. The rest must acquire their ticket at a price that goes from 23 euros, the most economical, to 46.
A historical train
It was launched in 1984 and, since then, it takes a tour between Madrid and Aranjuez that recalls the first line of the Community of Madrid, and second line of the Peninsula, opened in February 1851 as part of a major project that would unite the capital with the Mediterranean.
The entry into service of this line had a great acceptance among the population, especially for the sending of the delicious products of the Aranjuez garden, among which the strawberry, which now reached the streets of the capital in a record time.
The project that gave rise to this trip to the past was a joint initiative of the Madrid Railway Museum of the Spanish Railway Foundation, the Community of Madrid, the Aranjuez City Council and National Heritage, with the support of Renfe.
The train is made up of four ‘Costa’ cars, a department car of the 5000 series and two vans-a J-2 and a DV-, with a total of 385 seats.
The ‘Costa’, built in the twenties with wooden box and open platforms with balcony at the ends, receive this denomination because at the origin they were allocated to the service of the Mza company in the Catalan coast. After being removed from the service in the 1960s, they were used in films of west movies and in 1984 they joined the strawberry train.
The BB-5045 second class car was part of one of the first series of metal cars commissioned by Renfe and built between 1947 and 1953. It has a side hall through which it is accessed to eight departments, with eight seats each.
The strawberry train is part of world heritage trains of the Community of Madrid, an offer of historical trains that link the capital with other cities of this community cataloged as world heritage by UNESCO, including Aranjuez.
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