Canfranc International Railway Station

Local nameEstación Internacional de Canfranc
LocationCanfranc, Spain

Canfranc International railway station is a former international railway station in the village of Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees. The Somport railway tunnel, which carried the Pau–Canfranc railway under the Pyrenees into France, is located at one end of the station.

The station, which was opened during July 1928, was constructed on a grand scale to serve as a major hub for cross-border railway traffic. Its main building incorporates elaborate Beaux-Arts architecture, featuring 365 windows and 156 doors, along a length of 240 metres. The station experienced numerous highs and lows, services having been temporarily interrupted by the intentional sealing of the Somport tunnel during the Spanish Civil War, while being extensively used by international traffic during the Second World War as the "Casablanca in the Pyrenees".

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canfranc_International_railway_station

Address Avenida Fernando 'El Católico', Canfranc-Estación 22880, Spain

Coordinates 42°45'4.939" N -0°30'51.252" E

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