Incorporation of iron into construction in Alicante: the arrival of railway to the city

• Published in: Informes de la Construcción
• Main Authors: López Peral, Mª A., Louis Cereceda, M., García González, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2017
• Subjects: railway station; Andalusian railways; metal structures; Alicante; trusses Polonceau; estación de ferrocarril; ferrocarriles andaluces; estructuras metálicas; cerchas Polonceau; 25 de Mayo; Andenes
• Online Access: https://informesdelaconstruccion.revistas.csic.es/index.php/informesdelaconstruccion/article/view/5875; https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.16.110

In the second half of the nineteenth century, railway stations developed new building systems, with iron as the main component. The covering of large open spaces over the platforms was required as a new structural challenge. In Spain, Alicante was the first maritime city with a rail line connected w...