Torrijos railway station

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Torrijos
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General information
LocationAvenida Estación S/N, Torrijos, Toledo, 45500
Coordinates 39°58′44″N4°16′59″W / 39.9789578°N 4.2830853°W / 39.9789578; -4.2830853
Owned by Adif
Operated by Renfe
Line(s) Line 52  [ es ]
Platforms2
Other information
Station code35105
History
Opened20 June 1876;147 years ago (1876-06-20)

The Torrijos railway station is railway station owned by ADIF that serves the Spanish municipality of Torrijos, province of Toledo.

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History

The 2-storey historicist station—built in granite and featuring round-arch windows and doors— [1] was inaugurated on 20 June 1876, by means of the opening of the 85.42 kilometre-long Madrid–Torrijos stretch of the Madrid–Extremadura line. [2] [3] Soon after, the Torrijos–Talavera de la Reina stretch (48.76 km), was inaugurated on 13 July 1876. [2] [3]

At 17:40 on 14 January 2019, a derailment (with no injuries) occurred 500 metres from the station. [4] According to Renfe, it was a case of sabotage. [4]

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References

Citations
  1. "Estación de ferrocarril de Torrijos, Torrijos". Guía Repsol . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Blanch Sánchez 2013, p. 452.
  3. 1 2 Reyes Calero, José (31 March 2008). "El edificio de la estación de Torrijos no está catalogado como BIC". ABC .
  4. 1 2 "El accidente del tren en Torrijos se debió a un sabotaje". El Español . 15 January 2019.
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