Ramal de Cáceres

Ramal de Cáceres
Ramal de Cáceres near to Castelo de Vide railway station.
Overview
StatusClosed
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Termini
  • Torre das Vargens
  • Marvão-Beirã
Technical
Line length72.4 km (45.0 mi)
Track gaugeIberian
Ramal de Cáceres
km
Linha do Leste to Abrantes
174.211
Torre das Vargens
Linha do Leste to Badajoz
186.413
Cunheira
200.731
Vale do Peso-A
203.368
Vale do Peso
223.421
Castelo de Vide
229.607
238.880
Marvão-Beirã
246.654
428.5
Sever River
Portugal
Spain

Ramal de Cáceres is a closed Portuguese railway line which connected Torre das Vargens railway station, on the Linha do Leste, and Marvão-Beirã railway station, near to the border with Spain. It was completed on 15 October 1879, but was only opened on 6 June 1880. 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. It was closed by REFER on 15 August 2012.