Editing Transport in Gibraltar (section)

===Access to the rail system in Spain===
Whilst railway track extends to the outskirts of [[La Linea de la Concepcion|La Linea]] from the aborted [[San Roque-La Línea railway]] line expansion project in the 1970s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europasur.es/lalinea/Linea-lleva-ochenta-esperando-primer_0_423857779.html|title=La Línea lleva más de ochenta años esperando que pase el primer tren|first=Europa|last=Sur|date=14 November 2010|website=Europa Sur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps?q=36.175256,-5.359137|title=36°10'30.9"N 5°21'32.9"W|website=36°10'30.9"N 5°21'32.9"W}}</ref> the nearest actual railway station (in Spain) is ''"[[San Roque station|San Roque - La Línea]]"'' station on the [[Adif|ADIF]] [[Algeciras-Bobadilla railway]] line Junction via [[Ronda]].  In 2021, after details emerged about a possible accession agreement of Gibraltar into the Schengen Area, the Chief Minister [[Fabian Picardo]] commented on the potential of railway development upwards towards Europe.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Zrx0DdMLe5c Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210212055614/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrx0DdMLe5c Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2208&v=Zrx0DdMLe5c&feature=youtu.be| title = Fabian Picardo answers questions about Gibraltar's future relationship with EU #GBCviewpoint 2/2 | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 15 January 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Until 1969 a ferry from Gibraltar provided convenient access to Algeciras station, which along with the railway line to Ronda was built by a British company known as the [[Algeciras Gibraltar Railway Company]].