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Santa Clara railway station (Cuba)

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Marta Abreu station across Martyrs Park. At the center the truncated pillar monument dedicated to the martyrs of the Colonial Independence War. Photo from 2010
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All the lines serving the station, included the main one (Havana-Camagüey-Santiago), are not electrified and have a
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Black and white historic postcard of "Marta Abreu" station, circa 1900. People gathered outside the main gates.
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The station is served by several long-distance trains linking almost the whole island as the flagship
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A 1930s photo of the station. Old American cars, people and fruit vendor gather outside the building.
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A freight train passing through the station, headed by two TGM8 locomotives
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Opened in 1860 as part of the Cienfuegos-Villa Clara railroad and named
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Santa Clara-Placetas route is part of Havana-Santiago line
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A SV10-2218 + VS5 railcar at the station's third platform
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A view of the front exterior of the station, and the
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Ferrocarriles de Cuba

Parque de los Mártires
Santa Clara
Cuba
22°24′49″N 79°57′58″W / 22.41355°N 79.96598°W / 22.41355; -79.96598
Havana-Santa Clara-Camagüey-Santiago
Cienfuegos
Isabela de Sagua
Camajuaní
Nuevitas
Placetas
Trinidad
railway station
city of Santa Clara
Villa Clara Province
Cuba
Ferrocarriles de Cuba
Parque de los Mártires
Havana Central
Santiago
Camagüey
Marta Abreu
building
Spanish Colonial style
tracks
level crossing
shed
Camajuaní
University

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