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The Compañía de Ferrocarril del Noroeste de España began building the line, but went bankrupt before completing it in 1878. Prior to the bankruptcy, the company finished the line between León and Busdongo in the province of León , as well as between Pola de Lena and Gijón on the Asturian side.
Diego de León [ˈdjeɣo ðe leˈon] is a station on Line 4, Line 5, and Line 6 of the Madrid Metro, located at the intersections of Francisco Silvela, Diego de León, and Conde de Peñalver streets in the Salamanca district of Madrid.
This line is constructed for trains running at up to 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph). ERTMS type II signaling and ASFA digital diversion clearance of 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) and a reduction of over 70 kilometres (43 mi) (28%) compared to the general layout of the Northern or Imperial Line, due to the tunnels of San Pedro and Guadarrama through Sierra de Guadarrama, 9 and 28.4 km (5 ...
Metrorrey, officially Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey, is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Monterrey.It is operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey, which is part of the decentralized public administration of Nuevo León. [6]
There is no through service operating on the line in its entirety; with A Coruña to León direct trains being routed via Santiago de Compostela.However, Media Distancia services run from A Coruña to Monforte de Lemos, where Alvia trains use the second stretch of the line to León. [2]
The first lion was added in 1943 by Francisco Lozornio Castillo made of bricks and mortar. This was replaced by the bronze one in 1958. The idea for a bronze lion was that of the matador Antonio Velázquez, a native of Leon, whose bravery in the ring earned him the nickname of the "Heart of Leon" ("Corazón de León", in Spanish). [26]
Church of Nuestra Señora del Merdado, from the 11th century. Church of San Francisco , an active Catholic church, completed in 1791. Church of San Juan y San Pedro de Renueva , dating to 1944–1970, but including an 18th-century Baroque façade taken from the ruined monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza , located about 22 km (14 mi) outside the city.
SIT Optibús (officially Sistema Integrado de Transporte Optibús) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system operating in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.Locally it is known also as "La Oruga" (the caterpillar), due to its use of articulated buses.