León-Gijón railway line
railway line leon-gijon
The León-Gijón railway line, also known as the Asturias railway line, is an Iberian gauge railway line connecting the Spanish towns of León and Gijón. It serves as the primary railway access to Asturias from the plateau. The Rampa de Pajares section, which completed the railway communication between Asturias and León, was inaugurated on August 15, 1884.
The line is currently a section of the Venta de Baños-Gijón railway, part of the Red Ferroviaria de Interés General (in English: General Interest Railway Network).
History
The connection between Asturias and the Meseta Central (in English: Inner Plateau) was a long-standing goal of Asturian industrial companies and the Oviedo Provincial Council since the regular exploitation of Asturian coal began in the 1840s. It would also serve as an outlet for agricultural products from León and Castile. As a result, traders, businessmen, and the Asturian press soon requested it. Despite being "the first iron and coal producing region" of Spain in the 1870s, Asturias was not connected to the rest of the country by rail until 1884. This delay in railway connection was detrimental to "the growth possibilities of both regions", causing difficulties in transporting industrial and agricultural products to other markets.
The timeline for commissioning the various sections of the line, including the concessionary company and section length, is as follows:
At León station, the line connected with the Palencia-La Coruña line.
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