The Tren dels Llacs, 89 km of reservoirs, tunnels and bridges to the Pyrenees.

The Tren dels Llacs is the Lleida to La Pobla de Segur line turned, on selected Saturdays, into an excursion. Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat (FGC) runs a special train with a guide on board that leaves Lleida mid-morning and reaches La Pobla shortly before one o'clock. It leaves time for lunch and a stroll, and returns mid-afternoon.

What you see from the window

The first kilometres are irrigated plain. Past Balaguer, the track enters the Noguera Pallaresa valley and begins what gives the train its name: four reservoirs wedged between rock walls, forty tunnels and seventy-five bridges in 89 km. It crosses the Montsec range and enters the Pallars Jussà, the Conca de Tremp, before ending at La Pobla's old station. A guide tells you about the line, the landscape and the history of the train during the journey.

Historic or panoramic

There are two trains. The historic one has period carriages with the feel of the 1960s and is the one that runs for most of the season. The panoramic is a modern train with big windows that replaces the historic one on a few summer Saturdays. In 2026 the historic made 23 trips, on Saturdays until 27 June and from 22 August to 31 October; the panoramic, six between 4 July and 8 August.

2026 timetable

You can ask for a stop at Cellers or Tremp when you buy, by email at [email protected].

Prices and tickets

2026 prices, return, the same from Lleida as from Balaguer: historic, €34 for an adult aged 14 to 65 and €18.70 for a child aged 4 to 13; panoramic, €25 and €13.70. Under-4s don't pay. Groups of more than 20 have their own price and book by email.

You buy in Turistren's online shop and the ticket goes on your phone. Turistren insists on buying ahead to secure a place: there are few Saturdays and the train doesn't get longer. The return can be made the same day or, if you stay overnight, on any train of the regular RL2 line within the following six days.

Getting to the departure without a car

Lleida is on the high-speed line between Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona, so you can arrive by train in the morning and catch the 10:40; check the timetable for the day before buying. If you come by car, Balaguer is half an hour from Lleida and saves you that stretch.

On arriving in La Pobla

Opposite the station is the Espai Raier and five minutes on foot, along Avinguda de Verdaguer, the Casa Mauri and the Molí de l'Oli. For lunch without going far, the Miraltren is in front of the station and El Raier opens at midday Wednesday to Sunday. If you stay, the Hotel Solé is on the same avenue.