Ramal de Cáceres explained

Ramal de Cáceres
Status:Closed
Linelength:72.4km (45miles)
Location on the network
+ Torre V. × M.-B.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Torres . Carlos Manitto . 1 February 1958 . A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro . pt . 22 December 2018.
  2. News: SOUSA, José Fernando de. Ligações com a rêde espanhola. 3. 16 April 1905. Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 18. 416. 16 January 2017.
  3. News: . 14 August 2012 . Protestos contra encerramento do ramal de Cáceres . pt . Correio da Manhã . 15 January 2018 .