List of railway lines in Portugal

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This is a list of the railways in Portugal , both those currently in service and those that have already been closed. All information is based on the current Dirétorio da Rede 2019 , in German Netzbericht 2019 , of the Portuguese state infrastructure company Infraestruturas de Portugal . The terms linha and ramal are roughly equivalent to the German words Hauptbahn and Nebenbahn .

The complete track network covers 2536.1 kilometers, of which 2440.1 kilometers are Iberian broad gauge , 96 kilometers are meter gauge (exclusively Linha do Vouga ). 1925.6 kilometers of the network are single-track, 562.8 kilometers double-track and 47.7 kilometers multi-track. 1673.9 kilometers are electrified with 25 KV / 50 Hz, 25.4 kilometers with 1500 V (excluding the Linha de Cascais ), the rest (836.7 kilometers) is driven by diesel railcars and diesel locomotives.

Railway lines with regular traffic

This list contains all main and branch lines with regular passenger and / or freight traffic. Very short links between different railway lines are not included, but these are (partially) mentioned in the IP network report. These include the connectors from São Gemil, Verride, Norte de Setil, Bombel, Sete Rios, Xabregas, Poceirão, Ermidas, Funcheira, Nine and Tunes. They are between one and eight kilometers long. Also not included is the train around Alcácer do Sal ( variant de Alcácer ).

Name of the route
 route
 Track
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in
mm
 Length
in
km
 Operating mode
 ER
opens
 Operation
through
 Remarks
Linha do Alentejo Barreiro - Beja 1668 166.3 25KV, 50 Hz AC / diesel 1861 CP Barreiro – Pinhal Novo section also known as Linha do Sado , Barreiro – Casa Branca electrified, Beja – Funcheira section discontinued
Ramal de Alfarelos Bifurcação de Lares - Alfarelos 1668 14.7 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1891 CP Railway connecting Linha do Norte and Linha do Oeste
Ramal de Aljustrel Carregueiro - Algueiros 1668 11.6 diesel CP freight traffic only
Linha do Algarve Lagos - Vila Real de Santo António 1668 139.9 25KV, 50 Hz AC / diesel 1912 CP electrified between Tunes and Faro
Linha da Beira Alta Pampilhosa - Vilar Formoso 1668 201.9 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1882 CP Pampilhosa - Luso two-track, from Vilar Formoso on to Spain ( Fuentes de Oñoro )
Linha da Beira Baixa Entroncamento - Guarda 1668 239.8 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1891 CP Entroncamento - Covilhã electrified, Covilhã - Guarda closed since 2009, reopening planned for 2019
Ramal de Braga Nine - Braga 1668 15.5 25KV, 50 Hz AC CP
Linha de Cascais Lisbon Cais do Sodré - Cascais 1668 25.4 1500 V DC 1889 CP
Linha de Cintura Lisbon Alcântara-Terra - Lisbon Braço de Prata 1668 11.3 25KV, 50 Hz AC CP
Fertagus 		Campolide – Roma-Areeiro section has four tracks
Linha do Douro Ermesinde - Pocinho 1668 164.4 25KV, 50 Hz AC / diesel 1875 CP Ermesinde - Caíde double track and electrified,
Caíde - Pocinho single track and diesel operation
Linha de Évora Casa Branca (Escoural) - Évora 1668 36.3 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1863 CP
Linha de Guimarães Lousado - Guimarães 1668 30.5 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1883 CP originally meter gauge, meanwhile changed to Iberian broad gauge
Linha de Leixoes Leixões –Contumil 1668 18.9 25KV, 50 Hz AC CP Resumption of passenger traffic in September 2009, renewed suspension in January 2011
Linha do Leste Abrantes - Elvas 1668 140.7 diesel 1856 CP from Elvas continuation to Spain ( Badajoz ); Passenger and freight traffic, passenger traffic discontinued 2012–2017; since August 29, 2017 a pair of trains a day Entroncamento – Badajoz
Ramal do Louriçal Louriçal - Soporcel / Celbi 1668 5.5 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1993 CP freight traffic only
Ramal da Lousã Coimbra-B - Coimbra-A 1668 1.7 25KV, 50 Hz AC / diesel 1906 CP original section to Serpins handed over to Metro Mondego , suspended for construction work; Section Coimbra-B-Coimbra-A electrified, as Ramal de Coimbra referred
Linha do Minho Porto Sao Bento - Valença 1668 133.6 25KV, 50 Hz AC / diesel 1875 CP from Valença continuation to Spain ( Tui ), around Porto four- / two-track, electrified to Viana do Castelo (commissioning July 2019), electrification to the border in expansion (up to 202x)
Ramal de Neves-Corvo Ourique - Neves-Corvo 1668 31.2 diesel 1930 CP freight traffic only
Linha do Norte Lisbon Santa Apolónia - Porto-Campanhã 1668 336.1 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1856 CP Section Santa Apolonia-Azambuja as Linha de Azambuja or Linha de Vila Franca de Xira referred
Linha do Oeste Figueira da Foz - Agualva / Cacém 1668 196.9 25KV, 50 Hz AC / diesel 1887 CP Figueira da Foz – Louriçal section electrified, electrification planned for Mira Sintra-Meleças – Caldas da Rainha
Linha de Sines Ermidas-Sado -Porto de Sines 1668 50.7 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1936 CP freight traffic only
Linha de Sintra Sintra - Lisbon Rossio 1668 27.3 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1887 CP
Linha do Sul Lisbon Entrecampos - Tunes 1668 272.5 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1912 CP
Fertagus 		Suburban Lisbon Setúbal operated by Fertagus , also known as Eixo Norte / Sul referred
Ramal de Tomar Lamarosa - Tomar 1668 14.8 25KV, 50 Hz AC CP
Linha do Tua Tua - Carvalhais 1000 58.2 diesel 1887 Metro de Mirandela Tua-Carvalhais section officially closed only temporarily, recommissioning is in fact impossible due to the construction of a dam. Not in possession of the IP.
Linha de Vendas Novas Vendas Novas - Setil 1668 69.4 25KV, 50 Hz AC 1904 CP
Linha do Vouga Espinho - Aveiro 1000 95.8 diesel 1908 CP

Disused routes and sections

Name of the route
 Route
 Track
-wide
in
mm
 Length
in
km
 Operating mode
 ER
opens
 shut
down
 Operation
through
 Remarks
Linha do Alentejo Beja - Funcheira 1668 64 diesel 1861 2012 CP
Ramal de Cáceres Torre das Vargens - Marvão -Beirã 1668 72.4 diesel 1880 2012 CP completely shut down
Linha do Corgo Régua - Chaves 1000 k. A. diesel 1906 1990/2009 CP Completely shut down in 2009
Linha do Douro Pocinho - Barca d'Alva 1668 k. A. diesel 1873 1989 CP closed in 1989 after the end of the
cross-border route to La Fregeneda
on the Spanish side in 1985
Linha de Évora Évora - Vila Viçosa 1668 75 diesel - 2009 CP shut down as part of the 2008/09 modernization
Ramal da Figueira da Foz Figueira da Foz - Pampilhosa 1668 50.4 diesel 1882 2009 CP formerly part of the Linha da Beira Alta , completely shut down in 2009
Linha de Guimarães Guimarães - Fafe 1000 k. A. diesel 1938 1986/90 CP
Linha de Matosinhos Porto Trindade - Matosinhos 1000 k. A. diesel 1893 2002 CP Moved to Metro Porto in 2002
Ramal de Montemor-o-Novo Torre de Gadanha - Montemor-o-Novo 1668 12.8 diesel 1909 1989 CP Completely shut down in 1989
Ramal do Montijo Pinhal Novo - Montijo 1668 10.6 diesel 1908 1989 CP Completely shut down in 1989
Ramal de Mora Évora - Mora 1668 60 diesel 1908 1990 CP Completely shut down in 1990
Ramal de Moura Beja - Moura 1668 58.8 diesel 1909 1989 CP Completely shut down in 1989
Ramal de Portalegre Portalegre - Estremoz 1668 63.7 diesel 1937 1990 CP k1990 completely shut down
Linha da Póvoa Porto Trindade - Póvoa de Varzim 1000 k. A. diesel 1875 2002 CP Moved to Metro Porto in 2002
Ramal de Reguengos Évora - Reguengos 1668 40.6 diesel 1927 1988 CP Completely shut down in 1988
Linha do Sabor Pocinho - Duas Igrejas - Miranda 1000 k. A. diesel 1911 1989 CP Completely shut down in 1989
Linha do Tâmega Livração - Arco de Baúlhe 1000 k. A. diesel 1909 1990/2009 CP Completely shut down in 2009
Linha do Tua Carvalhais - Bragança 1000 75.6 diesel 1887 1992 CP
Ramal de Viseu Sernada do Vouga - Viseu 1000 k. A. diesel 1908 1989 CP Completely shut down in 1989
Linha do Dão Santa Comba Dão - Viseu 1000 k. A. diesel 1890 1989 CP Completely shut down in 1989
Linha de Sao Domingos Mina de São Domingos - Pomarão 1000 k. A. diesel 1858 1966 Sabina Mining Company completely shut down

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Diretório da Rede 2019. (PDF, 14.7 MB) Infraestruturas de Portugal, SA, December 7, 2017, accessed on July 5, 2018 (Portuguese).