Saturday, April 26, it started its circulation and until October 25 it will provide service every Saturday offering a total of 27 trips: 23 with the Historical Train and 4 with the Panoramic Train
The Tren dels Llacs, which connects Lleida with Pobla de Segur, allows users to enjoy the natural beauty from the plain of Lleida to the Pre-Pyrenees without getting off the train
The Tren dels Llacs, which connects Lleida with Pobla de Segur, has started its circulation for the 2025 season today, where the main novelty is the incorporation of a tourist guide on board the train who will explain to users all the details of the route and the landscape as well as the history of this tourist train managed by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), with the support of the Diputació de Lleida and the Territorial Mobility Authority of Lleida.
The president of Ferrocarrils, Carles Ruiz Novella, made the inaugural trip, which was fully booked, of this new season today accompanied by the director of FGC Operadora, Oriol Juncadella Fortuny; the manager of FGC Rail, Ramon Vall Canosa; the deputy director of Strategy and Business of FGC Turisme, David Ros Sánchez; the director of territorial services of the Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition in the Alt Pirineu and Aran, Jordi Mas Ortega, and the head of the Lleida-La Pobla de Segur line, Emili Monsó Planes. Once in La Pobla de Segur, he was received by the mayor, Marc Baró Bernaduca. With him they got to know some of the attractions that people can visit in the area.
For Ruiz, “as a mobility company we bring the territory together. We do it for leisure, to study, to work but also to recover historical memory and to make the territory known through the railway. In this case we do it with an old train that allows, on the one hand, to enjoy a different journey and, on the other, to get to know landscapes and many places in the territory where there is much to see“.
The president of FGC highlighted the new feature incorporated this year, the guided tour, which allows “to show the route from Lleida to the Pre-Pyrenees, highlighting the different attractions and points of interest that can be seen along the route“.
The Tren dels Llacs, which will run every Saturday until October 25, allows users to enjoy the natural beauty from the plain of Lleida to the Pre-Pyrenees without getting off the train. To enjoy this experience, you can choose to travel with the Tren Històric train, with its classic charm, or with the Tren Panoramic, which has large windows for a complete view of the landscape.
Calendar and route
For this 2025, the Tren dels Llacs has 27 trips planned: the Tren Històric will make 23 trips and will be every Saturday from today, April 26, and until July 12, and will circulate again from August 16 to October 25. And the Tren Panoramic will make 4 trips, on July 19 and 26, and on August 2 and 9.
The Tren dels Llacs runs along the banks of the Segre and Noguera Pallaresa rivers, from Lleida to La Pobla de Segur. It crosses the regions of Segrià, Noguera and the Montsec mountain area until it reaches the heart of Pallars Jussà, passing through spectacular landscapes.
Once it leaves the Segre River behind, it becomes part of the Noguera Pallaresa River basin, where you can see the reservoirs and Montsec and ends the route in La Pobla de Segur. During the journey, which takes approximately two hours and is 89 kilometers long, the Tren dels Llacs crosses 4 lakes, 40 tunnels and 75 bridges, offering passengers unique panoramic views.
During the route, you can request the optional stop in Tremp i Cellers, or do the entire route to La Pobla de Segur.
Complementary activities in the area
Once you reach La Pobla de Segur, visitors have several options for exploring the town. On the one hand, the Fauna and Nature Interpretation Centre of the Pyrenees, located in the old Pobla de Segur Station, where they introduce some of the cultural, natural and scenic attractions that the territory offers, as well as proposals for recreational and sports activities to enjoy all year round.
You can also visit the Espai Raier, the Molí de l’Oli and the Casa Mauri, or the Portet Liquor Factory, as well as stroll through the historic streets of Pobla de Segur before taking the train again.
Another recommended stop during the route is the municipality of Salàs, where the museum shops stand out, a unique museum proposal that consists of the recreation of period shops and spaces based on the exhibition and dissemination of everyday consumer goods generated from the second industrial revolution (second half of the 19th century) to the end of the Franco regime (late 70s). This year, the new space of the photographic studio, the Salàs de Pallars Museum and the Torre de Barta are added.
You can also visit the Hydroelectric Museum and the Capdella power station, or the Salt Museum, in Gerri de la Sal, where you can still see how the extraction system was in the past.
Tickets and reservations
The Tren dels Llacs ticket allows a return trip on the same Saturday. There is also the option of returning to Lleida during the six days following the purchased journey, on the regular line train, with the same Tren dels Llacs ticket.
Tickets for the Tren dels Llacs can be purchased in advance through the online store, also accessible from the website turistren.cat, the portal that brings together all the tourist transport offers of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
