Comments on: Canfranc

Canfranc

gdav — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:57:27 -0800

Forgotten and derelict, the second-biggest railway station in Europe (after Leipzig), Canfranc rots quietly in a valley in Northern Spain. It lost its international link to France when a runaway train demolished a key bridge. Now the campaing to save the station has attracted hunger strikers. More info & pictures (mostly in French).

By: Slothrup

Slothrup — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:07:40 -0800

Hey, I've seen that line before. My godmother lives very close to Oloron, and I asked her about the rail line. All she knew was that it had been closed for a while -- she guessed it was because the routes along the coast were quicker.

By: grahamwell

grahamwell — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:12:34 -0800

Thanks very much for putting in the work and finding those fantastic pictures, it brings the Matthew Parris piece to life. I've met Matthew and I have to say he is bit of a disappointment in the flesh, but few can out-write him on his day (and this is one of those days).

By: foot

foot — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:26:15 -0800

Right on! Great post gdav.

By: Drexen

Drexen — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:59:29 -0800

Yay, thanks!

By: keswick

keswick — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 12:35:31 -0800

Fucking gorgeous. I hope it gets saved. because buildings like this will never be built again.

By: Chimp

Chimp — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:00:24 -0800

Yeah, I hope it gets saved as well, the remaining architecture looks gorgeous amongst the hills.

By: Lex Tangible

Lex Tangible — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:15:59 -0800

I hope it doesn't have the same fate as the Central Terminal just outside of Buffalo. People would promise to renovate it and instead gut it more and more for scrap. There's hardly anything left to save.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:29:28 -0800

it reminds me of Ellis Island pre-renovation...Can't they turn it into something?

By: keswick

keswick — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 19:16:17 -0800

There's hardly anything left to save. o rly?