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Old Cabrejas del Campo station
The small village of Cabrejas del Campo had a siding on the Santander-Mediterráneo railway line until the line was closed in 1985. This ambitious railway project was intended to link the seaports of Santander and Valencia in order to provide a port access for products and goods from the inland provinces.
Some 366.555 kilometres of track were completed, equipped with steel rails and modern creosoted wooden sleepers. The line had 32 stations, 16 sidings and 9 halt stations. The project included over 40 bridges and a dozen tunnels.
In early 1985, the Minister of Transport, Enrique Barón, ordered the closure of the line for passenger traffic, with freight transport continuing to operate for a while longer. Profitability was so poor on the line that it struggled to cover 23% of the operating costs it generated.
The Cabrejas del Campo siding is located at kilometre point 74.563 and follows the same structure as its neighbour at Candilichera, although in this case it also has a 12-metre long track and works shed.
This siding, the first on the track back under 1,000 metres in altitude, consisted of four buildings: the passenger terminal, a services hut, a small warehouse and a track maintenance hut. The tracks were aligned in a straight line with the secondary track on the right as seen from the Soria side. The passenger terminal stood adjacent to the services building on the right. The distance between the clearance posts was 297 metres and the platforms measured 100 metres.
Today, the complex lies in ruins. Although initially there was no canteen, the workers improvised one. There are also signs inside that it was inhabited for a long time. The original 1928 SM rail is also preserved, as well as the sign for the track maintenance hut.