| | Rinbad 2003 fourth quarter |
 | | Plans are to restore the curve, which avoids Rotterdam Centraal, once work is complete on a nearby link from the classic 1500V dc network to the 25kV 50Hz (Amsterdam -) Rotterdam - Antwerpen (- Brussel) high-speed line now under construction. |
 | | Nearby, to the east of the Avenida de Madrid (R.2981), the site of the city’s former El Portillo station had mostly been cleared, though the location of the old platforms could still be discerned and the station building might still have been in use by staff. |
 | | In January 2002 building work formally began on a new main station closer to the centre, capable of handling an increase from 578,000 departing passengers to a million by 2010. |
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