This was the final stretch providing access to the city of Valencia, inaugurated in 1901, as part of an ambitious route that would link with Calatayud via Teruel. Three decades later, the line gained a direct connection to Zaragoza from Caminreal. The Compañía del Ferrocarril Central de Aragón (Central Railway Company of Aragón) was responsible for its commissioning and operation until Renfe was established in 1941.

The concession was originally granted to the company in 1887 for the 133 km between Calatayud and Teruel. A year later, the concession was extended to Valencia via the Palancia Valley, although no work was carried out for another seven years.

Finally, in 1894, Belgian investors provided the capital needed to build the railway. Construction began quickly and was completed seven years later. This railway included several stretches running parallel to other lines. The most striking one was the section that overlapped with the Ojos Negros mining railway —nearly 170 km. The section corresponding to Vía Xurra also ran parallel to another railway. Thus, in the L’Horta Nord region, also in Valencia, two almost parallel broad-gauge lines coexisted: the Central de Aragón line —today’s Greenway— between Puçol and Valencia, and the Compañía del Norte line, which ran from Valencia towards Castellón.

When Renfe was created in 1941, it became clear that this double line made little sense. Traffic was gradually diverted to the Compañía del Norte one, starting with passenger trains. In 1968, the Valencia-Alameda station —original terminus of the Ferrocarril Central de Aragón— was closed and demolished. Only the connection to Cabanyal remained, used to reinforce the main line for freight services and to provide access to workshops and the Port of Valencia. Once double track was in place on the main route, the Vía Xurra was deemed unnecessary, and was closed definitively in 1985.