The Toledo railway station is a

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in Toledo,

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, which was designed by architect

Narciso Clavería y de Palacios Narciso Clavería y de Palacios (1869–1935) was a Spanish architect, notable as an exponent of the Moorish revival style known as Neo-Mudéjar. He was the grandson of Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, a nineteenth-century Governor General of the ...

in the

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style.

History

The railway reached Toledo in 1858. The original station was of functional design and was opened on 12 June 1858 by

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, accompanied by

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. The present station opened on 24 April 1919. It was designed to echo the historic architecture of the city. The central section is flanked by two side naves, one of which is adjacent to the clock tower, which imitates the style of Toledo church towers. The railway company responsible for the construction of Toledo station, the ''Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante'', also built other stations in Neo-Mudejar style such as that of

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. The station has been declared a Property of Cultural Interest and classified as a

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. It was restored in the twenty-first century in connection with the inauguration of the Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line in 2005.Madrid - Toledo line
Adif The old line along the Tagus valley in the direction of Aranjuez has been dismantled, and Toledo no longer has a conventional line.

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File:GS4 zz3016ToledoBahnhof.jpg, The tower File:Toledo railway station.jpg, View from platforms File:Vestíbulo estación Toledo.jpg, Hall File:Aranjuez EstacionFFCC LamparasVestibulo.jpg, The station at Aranjuez is slightly later in date but presents similarities to Toledo station File:Hall of the train station of Toledo (Spain).jpg, Hall of the station File:Toledo_Train_Station_October_2022.jpg, The Toledo railway station, 1919

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Buildings and structures in Toledo, Spain Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Toledo Clock towers in Spain Neo-Mudéjar architecture in Spain Railway stations in Castilla–La Mancha Railway stations opened in 1858 Railway stations opened in 1919 {{Spain-railstation-stub

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