Ramal de Cáceres is a closed Portuguese railway line which connected Torre das Vargens railway station, on the

Linha do Leste Linha do Leste is a Portuguese railway line which connects Abrantes railway station to the border with Spain, near to Elvas. The connection to Spain was opened on 24 September 1863.Reis et al, 2006: 12 See also *List of railway lines in Po ...

, and Marvão-Beirã railway station, near to the border with

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. It was completed on 15 October 1879, but was only opened on 6 June 1880. From 1881, the line was used as a faster alternative for international travelers between Portugal and Spain compared to the

, due to a better connection to the Spanish network. It was closed by

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on 15 August 2012.

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Iberian gauge railways

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