The Madrid–Valencia de Alcántara line is an Iberian-gauge railway in

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owned by

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. It is one of the main legacy lines across

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and the

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, serving cities such as

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and Cáceres. Part of the stretch across the

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(up until Humanes) is used by commuter service C-5..

History and description

The line was conceived as a union of three different stretches commissioned to different companies:

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– Malpartida de Plasencia, Malpartida de Plasencia- Cáceres and Cáceres-

Valencia de Alcántara Valencia de Alcántara () is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is near the Portuguese border ( District of Portalegre), separated from it by the Sever. History From the 16t ...

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 ''

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'' 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 Salamanca () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León). It is bordered by the provinces of Ávila, Cáceres, Valladolid, and Zamora, and on the west by Portugal. It ...

instead. The railway is electrified from

to Humanes. 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 tot ...

'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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* Cáceres

References

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History and description

Stations

See also

References