Ramal de Cáceres

Ramal de Cáceres is a closed Portuguese railway line which connected sthe stations of Torre das Vargens, on the Linha do Leste, and Marvão-Beirã, close to the border with Spain. It was opened on the 15th of October 1879, but only inaugurated on the 6th of June 1880.[1] From 1881, the line was used as a faster alternative for international travelers between Portugal and Spain compared to the Linha do Leste, due to a better connection to the Spanish network.[2] It was closed by REFER on the 15th of August 2012.[3]

Ramal de Cáceres
Ramal de Cáceres close to Castelo de Vide railway station.
Overview
Status	Closed
Termini	Torre das Vargens Marvão-Beirã
Operation
Owner	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Technical
Line length	72.4 km (45.0 mi)
Track gauge	Iberian

Location on the network

+ Torre V. × M.-B. (🔎)

Ramal de Cáceres
Linha do Leste → Abrantes 174,211 Torre das Vargens Linha do Leste → Badajoz 186,413 Cunheira 200,731 Vale do Peso-A 203,368 Vale do Peso R. Portalegre → Portalegre (cancelled proj.) 223,421 Castelo de Vide R. Portalegre → L. B. Bx. (cancelled proj.) 229,607 238,880 Marvão-Beirã 246,654/428,500  Portugal⇄ Spain × Sever River Adif 502 → Madrid

See also

• List of railway lines in Portugal
• List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

1. Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
2. SOUSA, José Fernando de (16 April 1905). "Ligações com a rêde espanhola" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 18 (416). p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
3. "Protestos contra encerramento do ramal de Cáceres". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.