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Madrid–Valencia de Alcántara railway

Madrid–Valencia de Alcántara railway
RENFE rolling stock at Río Tajo station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
Termini
Service
Operator(s)
Technical
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Route map

0.0
Madrid Puerta de Atocha / Madrid Atocha Cercanias
Madrid Planetarium bifurcation
to Guadalajara
5.4
Madrid-Santa Catalina
7.2
Villaverde Bajo
to Doce de Octubre
10.1
Villaverde Alto
10.7
Zarzaquemada
13.2
Leganés MetroSur
14.7
Parque Polvoranca
17.2
La Serna
18.8
Fuenlabrada MetroSur
22.8
Humanes
28.7
Griñón
38.4
Illescas
49.7
Villaluenga-Yuncler
62.5
Bargas
71.8
Villamiel de Toledo
85.4
Torrijos
103.4
Erustes
118.3
Montearagón
134.2
Talavera de la Reina
148.8
Calera-Chozas
169.2
Oropesa de Toledo
200.4
Navalmoral de la Mata
211.7
Casatejada
231.2
La Bazagona
251.6
Monfragüe
268.3
Plasencia
265.4
Mirabel
277.3
Casas de Millán
283.1
Cañaveral
296.9
Río Tajo
309.5
Casar de Cáceres
332.8
Cáceres
348.5
Arroyo-Malpartida
407.8
San Vicente de Alcántara
420.0
Valencia de Alcántara
Portugal–Spain border

The Madrid–Valencia de Alcántara line is an Iberian-gauge railway in Spain owned by ADIF. It is one of the main legacy lines across Extremadura and the province of Toledo, serving cities such as Talavera de la Reina and Cáceres. Part of the stretch across the Madrid region (up until Humanes) is used by commuter service C-5..

History and description

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The line was conceived as a union of three different stretches commissioned to different companies: MadridMalpartida de Plasencia, Malpartida de Plasencia-Cáceres and Cáceres-Valencia de Alcántara and beyond (to the Portuguese border),[1]

The international connection between Spain and Portugal via Valencia de Alcántara was inaugurated on 8 October 1881.[2] The Lisbon-Madrid-Paris Sud Express began operation in 1887.[3]

Since August 2012, the connection with Portugal via Valencia de Alcántara has been severed, and the Trenhotel Lusitania [es] connecting Lisbon and Madrid began operating via the province of Salamanca instead.[4]

The railway is electrified from Madrid to Humanes.[5] The aforementioned double-track electrified stretch is integrated in Cercanías Madrid's service C-5.[6] Starting from the boundary of the municipality of Humanes, the railroad line continues without electrification on a single track.[6] The electrification from Plasencia to Humanes is also projected.[7]

Stations

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2022)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Blanch Sánchez, Antonio (2013). "La llegada del ferrocarril a Extremadura: una época de especulación y corrupción" (PDF). Revista de Estudios Extremeños. 69 (1). Badajoz: Centro de Estudios Extremeños. Diputación de Badajoz: 451–453. ISSN 0210-2854.
  2. ^ Blanch Sánchez 2013, p. 453.
  3. ^ Blanch Sánchez 2013, p. 454.
  4. ^ Yanel, Lidia (11 January 2018). "Castilla-La Mancha debate petición para que tren Lusitania regrese a Talavera". La Vanguardia.
  5. ^ "AVE: un corredor único en Torrijos, la apuesta del Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos de Castilla-La Mancha". ABC. 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Un estudio analizará la viabilidad de prolongar la línea C-5 entre Humanes de Madrid e Illescas". Madridiario. 5 November 2007.
  7. ^ "El Gobierno electrificará la linea actual entre Madrid y Plasencia a la espera de la alta velocidad, aún sin fecha". Hoy. 2 September 2022.
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