FEVE

Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE) (meaning "Narrow Gauge Railways") is a state-owned Spanish railway company, which operates most of Spain's 1,250 km (775 mile) long system of metre-gauge railways. The company was formed in 1972 when all of Spain's narrow-gauge railways were brought under unified ownership.

Most of the narrow gauge railways operated by FEVE are located in the north-west of the country (Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque Country), where they form a large system.

The most important line operated by FEVE is a 650 km (400 mile) long line, the Transcantábrico which runs along the entire length of Spain's north coast, and connects the cities of San Sebastian, Bilbao, Santander, Oviedo and El Ferrol.

In recent years, a number of metre-gauge lines and systems, in other parts of Spain have been transferred from FEVE to local government control.

Such as:

• EuskoTren - operates in Basque Country
• FGC - operates lines around Barcelona
• FGV - operates lines in Comunidad Valenciana region.
• FS - operates a line in Majorca.
• SFM - also operates in Majorca.

The main railway operator in Spain is RENFE (Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles = Spanish National Railway Network).

See Transportation in Spain, Spanish railway history.