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The Malta Railway

Museum Station Mtarfa


In 1870 proposals were launched to connect the capital of Malta, Valletta, with its ancient capital Mdina by rail The time of tra!ellin" could be reduced this way from three hours to half an hour #ue to problems with the e$propriation in fa!our of the line its buildin" could not be finished until 188% &n '8 (ebruary 188% the line was opened between Valletta and )otabile *Mdina+ (inances of the railway always pro!ed critical &n 1 ,pril 18-0 the first proprietor, the Malta Railway .ompany /td , went ban0rupt and the railway stopped runnin" ,s a result of this the "o!ernment too0 o!er the railway, in!ested in its infrastructure and reopened traffic on '1 2anuary 18-' In 18-1 wor0 was be"un on an e$tension of the line aimin" for the barrac0s at Mtarfa behind the historic city of Mdina The line was e$tended in 1-00 throu"h a tunnel under Mdina from )otabile to Museum Station near Mtarfa &n %1 March 1-%1 the line was closed due to economic insufficiency #urin" 3orld 3ar II Museum station at Mtarfa was used as a depot for a!iation fuel since the airfield at Ta4 5ali was close by

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