(Carcaixent-Gandia-Dénia line)

The Vía Verde del Antic Trenet passes through Carcaixent and La Barraca d’Aigües Vives. It is 14.35 km and divided into three separate sections, though work is being done to connect them so that the greenway reaches 25 km and stretches to Tavernes de la Valldigna.

Project currently at the research and development stage.

The Carcaixent–Dénia railway has the honour of being the oldest narrow-gauge (1 m) rail route in Spain. The 37.5 km tram line from Carcaixent to Gandia was opened in 1864, before being extended by 19 km to reach Dénia in 1880. 

Having been used by animal-powered transport since its creation, in 1881, the transformation of the tram route into a low-cost railway was authorised, marking the beginning of steam power and passenger transport. In 1965, the line started to be operated by the public company FEVE. However, in 1969, the section between Carcaixent and Gandia was closed. The same fate awaited the Gandia–Dénia stretch in 1974.

The Vía Verde del Antic Trenet is 14.35 km long, split into three separate sections. Work to connect the three stretches and extend the greenway to Tavernes de la Valldigna is currently being carried out. With these changes, led by various institutions, the greenway should reach a total length of 25 km.

From an infrastructure point of view, this greenway includes a train shed and railway workshops in Carcaixent, Barraca de Aigües Vives Station (the only one remaining on the greenway route), crossing keepers’ houses, and more.

A cutting compensates for the slope at the Portitxol pass. There, the most eagle-eyed visitors will spot two lineside refuges created so that linesmen and watchmen had a safe place to wait as trains passed.