The Madrid–Valencia de Alcántara line is an
Iberian-gauge railway in
Spain
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owned by
ADIF. It is the one of the main legacy lines across
Extremadura and the
province of Toledo
Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila. Its capital is the city of Toledo.
...
, serving cities such as
Talavera de la Reina and
Cáceres. Part of the stretch across the
Madrid region
The Community of Madrid (; es, Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (''Meseta Central''). Its capital and largest munici ...
(up until
Humanes
Humanes is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain in the province of Guadalajara (province), Guadalajara, an autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, with an area of 48.98 km² (18.91 mi²), population of 1,272 (2004 estimat ...
) is used by commuter service
C-5..
History and description
The line was conceived as an union of three different stretches commissioned to different companies:
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
–
Malpartida de Plasencia, Malpartida de Plasencia-
Cáceres and Cáceres-
Valencia de Alcántara and beyond (to the Portuguese border),
The international connection between Spain and Portugal via Valencia de Alcántara was inaugurated on 8 October 1881. The Lisbon-Madrid-Paris ''
Sud Express
''Sud Express'' (also called ''Surexpreso'' and ''Sud Expresso'' ) is an overnight passenger train connecting Lisbon with Hendaye, a French commune on the Franco-Spanish border. The original service, operated by the Compagnie Internationale d ...
'' began operation in 1887.
Since August 2012, the connection with Portugal via Valencia de Alcántara has been severed, and the ' connecting Lisbon and Madrid began operating via the
province of Salamanca instead.
The railway is electrified from
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
to
Humanes
Humanes is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain in the province of Guadalajara (province), Guadalajara, an autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, with an area of 48.98 km² (18.91 mi²), population of 1,272 (2004 estimat ...
.
The aforementioned double-track electrified stretch is integrated in
Cercanías Madrid
Cercanías Madrid is the commuter rail service that serves Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías Renfe, the commuter rail division of Renfe, the former monopoly of rail services in Spain. Its to ...
's service
C-5.
Starting from the boundary of the municipality of Humanes, the railroad line continues without electrification on a single track.
The electrification from Plasencia to Humanes is also projected.
Stations
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Torrijos
*
Talavera de la Reina
*
Cáceres
See also
*
Ramal de Cáceres
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 ...
References
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Railway lines in Spain
Transport in Extremadura
Rail infrastructure in the Community of Madrid
Transport in Castilla–La Mancha