Ramal de Cáceres
| Ramal de Cáceres | |
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 Ramal de Cáceres near to Castelo de Vide railway station. | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Closed |
| Owner | Infraestruturas de Portugal |
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| Technical | |
| Line length | 72.4 km (45.0 mi) |
| Track gauge | Iberian |
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Ramal de Cáceres is a closed Portuguese railway line which connected Torre das Vargens railway station, on the Linha do Leste, and Marvão-Beirã railway station, near to the border with Spain. It was completed on 15 October 1879, but was only opened on 6 June 1880.[1] From 1881, the line was used as a faster alternative for international travelers between Portugal and Spain compared to the Linha do Leste, due to a better connection to the Spanish network.[2] It was closed by REFER on 15 August 2012.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of railway lines in Portugal
- List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
- History of rail transport in Portugal
References
[edit]- ^ Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ SOUSA, José Fernando de (16 April 1905). "Ligações com a rêde espanhola" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Vol. 18, no. 416. p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Protestos contra encerramento do ramal de Cáceres". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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