Algodor is a small settlement between
Toledo and
Aranjuez
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Located in the southern end of the region, the main urban nucleus lies on the left bank of Tagus, a bit upstream the discharge of the Jarama. , the municipality h ...
, Spain. The locality is within the municipal limits of Aranjuez and is in the
Community of Madrid
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It has a population of 14, but in its heyday in the 1920s there were more inhabitants and the community was provided with a school and a chapel.
Railway heritage
The most significant building is the railway station, designed by
Narciso Claveria in
Neo-Mudéjar
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style.
Replacing a more modest facility, it was erected in the 1920s by the railway company "Ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante" (often known by its initials MZA). The station has become redundant since the opening of the
Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line in 2005.
The old line between Aranjuez and Toledo has closed and there is less traffic passing through Algodor.
Between 1932 and 2000 an Italian hydraulic system, developed by Bianchi and Servettaz, was used to control
points switching and signalling. Part of this system is now on display at the
Railway Museum, Madrid, in a replica
signal box
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Ecology
The stretch of the
Tagus
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valley near Aranjuez is a good place to observe butterflies and other wildlife.
Algodor can be used as a starting point for trails exploring the area.
See also
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Algodor River
The Algodor is a 102 km long river in Central Spain. It is a left hand tributary to the Tagus.
Course
Its source is at the Laguna del Navajo in the Montes de Toledo, within the Retuerta del Bullaque municipal limits, Castile-La Mancha. I ...
References
Populated places in the Community of Madrid
Railway towns in Spain
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