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The arrival of the railway in Lorca

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The arrival of the railway in Lorca

Historical milestone · Lorca, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia

Image of Lorca, not of the place itself.

The opening in 1885 of the line between Alcantarilla and Lorca connected the city with the peninsular rail network and provided an outlet for its farm produce and for the esparto and tanning industries, in full expansion during the last third of the 19th century.

1885

Photo: Ymblanter (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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