Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway

The Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway is a closed Iberian gauge line which connected the Barca d'Alva railway station on the Douro line in northeastern Portugal to the Spanish railway network. Passenger and cargo trains operated from Porto to Salamanca from its opening in 1887 until its closure on the Spanish side in 1985, with the Portuguese side also subsequently truncated to Pocinho three years later.^[1]

International railway line between Barca d'Alva and La Fuente de San Esteban
Overview
Termini	Barca d'Alva La Fuente de San Esteban
Service
Operator(s)	CP and Adif
History
Opened	9 December 1887
Closed	1 January 1985 (Spanish segment) 1988 (Portuguese segment)
Technical
Line length	77.5 km (48.2 mi)
Track gauge	Iberian

Location on the network

+ Barca d'Alva × LFdSE-B (🔎)

v t e Barca d'Alva– La Fuente de San Esteban
Legend
Douro Line Barca d'Alva Águeda River Portugal Spain border La Fregeneda Hinojosa de Duero Lumbrales Olmedo-Cerralbo Bogajo Villavieja de Yeltes Villares de Yeltes Boada Linha do Porto a Salamanca to Ciudad Rodrigo La Fuente de San Esteban-Boadilla Linha do Porto a Salamanca to Salamanca
Detailed diagram Douro Line Barca d'Alva Águeda River Portugal Spain border CL-517 CL-517 La Fregeneda Froya River DSA-590 (CP-005) DSA-591 (CV-44) Hinojosa de Duero SA-330 DSA-579 (CV-16) CL-517 Lumbrales DSA-461 (CV-162) Olmedo-Cerralbo DSA-460 (CV-43) Bogajo Villavieja de Yeltes DSA-451 (SA-322) Yeltes River Villares de Yeltes DSA-452 (CV-154) Boada DSA-443 (CV-28) Linha do Porto a Salamanca to Ciudad Rodrigo La Fuente de San Esteban-Boadilla Linha do Porto a Salamanca to Salamanca

See also

• History of rail transport in Spain
• History of rail transport in Portugal

References

1. Silva, José Ribeiro; Ribeiro, Manuel (2009). Os comboios de Portugal - Volume II (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Terramar. ISBN 9789727104178.