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Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha

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Spanish public railway operator

Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE, Spanish Narrow-Gauge Railways), officially registered as Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha and known in its last years by the brand name Feve, was a Spanish public railway operator, founded in 1965, in charge of operating the national narrow-gauge network, whose management passed to the State after the extinction of the original owner companies. The entity depended on the Ministry of Development, being the second Spanish company in its sector, in terms of importance, after the also extinct RENFE.2 It ceased to exist in 2012.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 23, 1965Founded1
  • HeadquartersMadrid1

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Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE, Spanish Narrow-Gauge Railways), officially registered as Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha and known in its last years by the brand name Feve, was a Spanish public railway operator, founded in 1965, in charge of operating the national narrow-gauge network, whose management passed to the State after the extinction of the original owner companies. The entity depended on the Ministry of Development, being the second Spanish company in its sector, in terms of importance, after the also extinct RENFE. FEVE came to operate on a railway network of 1,250 km (2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Spain

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Explotación de Ferrocarriles por el Estado1
  2. Succeeded by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya1
  3. Succeeded by Euskotren Trena1
  4. Succeeded by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana1
  5. Succeeded by Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca1
  6. Succeeded by Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias1
  7. Succeeded by Renfe Operadora1

Timeline

  1. Dec 31, 2012Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Sep 23, 1965Founded Founded1

Sources

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