The Semana del Tren 2026 (Railway Week 2026) will feature storytelling sessions, children’s workshops and guided tours from 23 to 28 October at Inca railway station and the Museu del Ferrocarril de Son Carrió, in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar. Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) and the Museu del Ferrocarril de Mallorca have organised a programme of activities to introduce children, families and the general public to the history of railways on the island.

Railway Week 2026 in Mallorca

Museu del Ferrocarril in Son Carrió. Photo: CAIB.

Highlights include two free children’s activities at Inca railway station on Saturday 24 October, as well as guided tours of the Museu del Ferrocarril, which will also host a family workshop focusing on how goods were transported by rail in the past. All activities require advance registration.

The programme forms part of the first Railway Week, an initiative organised by the Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (Spanish Railways Foundation), taking place across Spain from 21 to 28 October.

Free children’s activities at Inca railway station on 24 October

SFM has organised two activities for Saturday 24 October at Inca railway station, located on carrer del Tren. Both are free and aimed at different age groups.

  • 10:00. Storytelling session Sebi y el secreto de Xiu (Sebi and Xiu’s Secret) (ages 3 to 6). Young children will meet Sebi, a train named in honour of engineer Eusebi Estada, who was involved in the early development of Mallorca’s railway network. Together with Xiu, a whistle, Sebi will take them through different episodes in the history of rail travel in Mallorca.
  • 11:00. Illustrated workshop Una postal, un viaje (A Postcard, a Journey) (ages 6 to 11). Participants will discover how letters and parcels were once transported by train and will be able to design and print their own postcards.

Participation is free, but advance registration is required using the QR code on the information poster, available in SFM’s official Railway Week announcement.

Guided tours and workshops at the Museu del Ferrocarril de Mallorca

The Museu del Ferrocarril de Mallorca, in Son Carrió, will also take part in Railway Week, offering guided tours of its workshop and a family activity focusing on the transport of goods by rail.

The programme includes the following activities:

  • Friday 23 October, at 16:00: guided tour of the museum workshop, open to all ages.
  • Saturday 24 October, at 11:00: a second guided tour of the workshop, also open to all ages.
  • Wednesday 28 October, from 16:00 to 17:00: family workshop El furgón de los sentidos (The Carriage of the Senses), aimed at children aged 6 to 9.

During the final activity, participants will discover what goods were once transported on Mallorca’s trains and how this service helped transform everyday life and the island’s landscape.

To take part in the museum’s activities, advance registration is required by email at educacio@museuferrocarrilsfm.org.

More than 150 years of railway history in Mallorca

Railway Week in Inca has particular historical significance. On 24 February 1875, Mallorca’s first railway line, connecting Palma and Inca, was inaugurated. The 150th anniversary of its opening was marked in 2025, commemorating the beginning of railway development on the island.

Railway Week is being held nationwide to coincide with the anniversary of the inauguration of the Barcelona–Mataró line on 28 October 1848, considered the first railway on mainland Spain.

Through this inaugural edition, the participating organisations aim to bring railway heritage closer to the public with cultural, educational and informative activities for different age groups.