Puntos de Interés
Infrastructure
Old Martialay station
In 1939, the Santander-Mediterranean railway was inaugurated, an ambitious project intended to link the sea ports of Santander and Valencia in order to provide an outlet by sea for the products and goods coming from the inland provinces.
The operating section was known as the Calatayud-Cidad Dosante line, with works halted for several years, although they were later reactivated after the Civil War in the province of Santander. However, the initiative never came to fruition. 367 kilometres of railway line were built and the section between Calatayud and Cidad Dosante was in operation between 1939 and 1985, but it was closed to passenger and freight traffic that year, failing to cover even 23% of the operating costs.
The track was dismantled and the route was ultimately converted into a greenway and what is today the Santander-Mediterranean Nature Trail.
During the years in which the line was in operation, the village of Martialay, despite its small population, did have its own halt station. The complex is still in fairly good condition. The station consisted of two single-storey buildings with a gable roof. They were painted white and on the façade of the main building, intended for passenger use and the rooms used by the workers on a daily basis, you can still see the blue tiled sign with the name of the stop. Close to this main building, there is also a small warehouse.
The section between Valcorba and Ciria, now part of the Santander-Mediterranean Greenway, passes a rest area installed so that cyclists and walkers can take a break to recharge their batteries.