The Strawberry Train

Spring Season: the train runs from 22 April to 25 June.

Enjoy a unique experience that combines culture, leisure and rail travel in spring and autumn. The Strawberry Train does the same Madrid-Aranjuez route that it has been doing since 1984. Departing from Madrid's Railway Museum (Museo del Ferrocarril), the train goes to Aranjuez, a UNESCO heritage site located a short train ride from the Spanish capital, that is famous for its mouth-watering strawberries.

In 1851, Isabella II opened Madrid’s first railway line, the second one on the Peninsula, to connect the Royal Palace in Aranjuez with the capital. This line, which was originally meant to join Madrid with the Mediterranean coast, ended at Aranjuez station but was eventually extended to reach the Palace, to serve the Royal Family. Since 1984, the Strawberry Train (so called because during the trip hostesses wearing period dresses conduct a strawberry tasting session) has paid tribute to this revolutionary invention, which symbolises the arrival of industrialisation in our country.

In 2023, the Strawberry Train is made up of a locomotive and a 1960s carriage, two 1950s wooden carriages called ‘Costa’, a 1950s metal carriage with a side corridor and two 1920s restaurant cars.

Services and Times 2023:

April : 22, 23, 29 and 30
May : 1, 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 and 28
June : 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25
September : 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30
October : 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29
November : 11 and 12

Departure from Railway Museum: 10am. Arrival in Aranjuez at 10.44am
Return: 6.36pm from Aranjuez train station. Arrival at the Railway Museum in Madrid at 7.25pm.
Entrance doors to the museum open at 9.15am // Entrance control closes 10 minutes prior to the departure of the train.

Itineraries

Single tickets:

Strawberries with Cream (Fresas con nata): includs a tourist route around Aranjuez on the tourist train and a guided walking tour of the Island Garden and the Parterre.
Strawberries from the Tagus (Fresas del Tajo): includes a ride along the River Tagus on a tourist boat with a guide on board (45 minutes) and a guided walk in the morning of the Prince’s Garden, Parterre Garden and the Island Garden.
Royal Strawberries (Fresas Reales): includes a visit to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, admission to the Falúas Museum, guided tours on foot and by bus of the monumental area and the gardens, and a serving of strawberries from Aranjuez on the return journey to Madrid.
Natural Strawberries (Fresas al Natural): includes a guided visit of the Prince’s Garden, Parterre Garden and the Island Garden, as well as a transfer to the monumental area of Aranjuez.

Combo tickets:

Combined route Cream of the Tagus (Nata del Tajo): the charm of discovering the streets of the Royal Site and its gardens on a tourist train and enjoying a boat trip on the Tajo.
Combined route Royal Cream (Nata Real): visit the gardens and old quarter of Aranjuez, with a guided visit of the Royal Palace.
Combined route Royal Tagus (Tajo Real): an opportunity to discover the most stunning landscapes along the river, plus a guided visit of the Royal Palace.

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