Puntos de Interés
Infrastructure
Cidones station
This building was part of the Calatayud-Cidad Dosante (Burgos) line. This line was conceived as part of a wider connection intended to link the ports of Santander and Sagunto. The ambitious project first got off the ground in the late 19th and early 20th century.
In 1920, the provincial councils of Burgos, Santander, Soria and Zaragoza supported the construction of the central sections of the Santander-Mediterranean railway. Finally, in 1930, the section between Calatayud and Cidad-Dosante (Burgos) was completed. Ultimately, however, the connection with Santander never saw the light of day, due to the political instability of the time, poor profitability and the complicated orography of the terrain through which the railway had to be built and poor profitability. The line would be completely closed in 1985.
Nevertheless, for several decades the completed sections like this one at Cidones were active and gave some economic impetus to the area, making it possible to distribute raw materials extracted here throughout the rest of the country. In the past, the station consisted of a main building and a service building, as well as a dock for loading and unloading goods. Today it stands merely as a reminder of the railway that once passed through the area. Despite its past importance, today the station is totally abandoned and all but in ruins, with the exception of the service building, which seems to have been recently refurbished.