Barca d'Alva, Portugal
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btrodrigues
N 41° 01.659 W 006° 56.038
29T E 673689 N 4543882
A railway roundhouse on the abandoned train station of Barca d'Alva, Portugal.
Waymark Code: WM8R98
Location: Guarda, Portugal
Date Posted: 05/06/2010
Views: 17
The connection to Spain for Barca d'Alva was considered of vital economic interest at the end of the 19th century, and its construction (including the Spanish side) was financed by a bank syndicate port. A series of 20 tunnels and 13 bridges took the train to La Fregeneda from Barca d'Alva, which went then to Salamanca. In 1988 the line was interrupted between Pocinho and Barca d'Alva following the Spanish decision (1985) to abandon this connection border.
Number of Stalls: 3
Currently in Operation: no
Year Built: Not listed
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