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Electric railway of the Guadarrama

Cercedilla, Cuenca del Guadarrama, Madrid

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Electric railway of the Guadarrama

Activity · Cercedilla, Cuenca del Guadarrama, Madrid

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Inaugurated on 12 July 1923 in the presence of Alfonso XIII, it climbs from Cercedilla to Cotos over a height difference of 719 metres; it is the only metre-gauge line on the Adif network and is still electrified at 1,500 volts direct current.

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