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Old Pedrosa de Valdeporres Station
The Santander-Mediterranean railway project was conceived at the beginning of the 20th century in order to link the ports of Santander and Sagunto. The aim was to facilitate the transport of goods and people.
The initiative was promoted by the Provincial Councils of Burgos, Santander, Soria, and Zaragoza and the line started with the construction of the Ontaneda-Calatayud section. Years later, between 1927 and 1930, the section from Calatayud to Cidad-Dosante station, located in Burgos, near Santelices, was built in its entirety.
The project left as a witness of its history a total of 22 tunnels built, sidings, warehouses, several 1st, 2nd and 3rd class stations and sidings such as the old Pedrosa de Valdeporres station.
This is an old railway siding that existed in the town of Santelices, built by the Santander-Mediterranean Railway Company.
The penultimate stop on the line was located at kilometre 363.8 and came into service in 1930, specifically in the month of November, coinciding with the inauguration of the Trespaderne-Cidad section.
This siding was the last stop on the line before reaching Cidad-Dosante, the terminus of the line that was intended to reach Santander and which was never completed.
RENFE would take charge of it from 1941, with the nationalisation of the Iberian gauge railways. Although the Santander-Mediterranean line was closed in December 1894, this section between Trespaderne and Cidad was left inactive in 1966 when the passenger service stopped at Villarcayo station as its last stop. The building was constructed with materials such as stone and brick and followed the simple and rustic style of the rest of the stations on the line. It has a main floor, a first floor and a small attic.
The floor plan of this siding is rectangular and its roof is built on two sides. The main floor is accessed through a portico in which the tile canopy supported by several stone columns stands out. Under it, there is a group of four semi-circular arches where the access doors were and where the decorative stone voussoirs stand out. The openings of the rest of the building also have the same stone decoration around them.
Nowadays it is colloquially known as "the residence", as it is used as a meeting point for the speleological group "Las Merindades". In the complex, the Castilian-Leonese Federation of Speleology provides training for technicians.
In addition, a rest area has been set up where there are several barbecues, benches and a park that pays tribute to the enclave's railway past with a swing in the shape of a train.
There is also a parking area for caravans.