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Terrassa and the railways - North Line
| CHRONOLOGY OF THE HISTORY OF THE NORTH LINE | |
| 27/11/1852 | Franchise by Royal Bond to the "Company of the Railway from Barcelona to Zaragoza" |
| 02/05/1855 | The section between Montcada and Sabadell is opened (11,9 km) |
| 14/03/1856 | The first official train arrives to Terrassa |
| 04/07/1859 | The line is inaugurated up to Manresa |
| 01/05/1860 | The train arrives to Lleida |
| 18/09/1861 | The train arrives to Zaragoza |
| 21/03/1862 | The train arrives to Barcelona from Montcada (11 km) |
| 1865 | The company takes the name "Railway from Zaragoza to Pamplona and Barcelona" |
| 13/02/1878 | The line takes part of the "Company of the Railways of the North of Spain" |
| 1901 | The nowadays building of Terrassa station is built |
| 1911 | The works of double track in Terrassa-Manresa section start |
| 1928 | Electrification from Montcada-Bifurcació to Manresa (1500 volts DC) |
| 1941 | The National Net of the Spanish Railways (RENFE) is created |
| 1956 | Commemorating exhibition of the centenary of the railway in Terrassa |
| 1962 | The floods of the 25th September damage seriously the line. During a period of time, the trains that come from Spain finish their journeys in Terrassa and to get the Barcelona the road must be used |
| 1965 | The electric voltage is changed to 3000 volts DC on the lines Barcelona-Manresa; Montcada Bifurcació- Ripoll- Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Ripoll- Puigcerdà |
| 1973 | The circulation way of the trains is changed. Since then the trains will run on the right, as in the remains of Catalonia |
| 29/05/1994 | The new underground section of the tracks is inaugurated all the length of Terrassa and the remodelling of the station building |
| 2001 | The tickets integration make possible that using a single ticket you can travel on the train, bus and underground paying only one time |
To see photos and information of the nowadays station please visit the Trenscat.com related page: www.trenscat.com/renfe/terrassa_ct.html (only available in Catalan)
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