Minicomboio da Caparica
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 A train ready to go
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| Route length: | 9 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 600 mm ( narrow gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Minicomboio da Caparica is a tourist narrow-gauge railway built between 1960 and 1962 along the Portuguese Atlantic coast . It leads from the Nova Praia station ⊙ in the town of Costa da Caparica (Almada district) to the terminus ⊙ on Fonte da Telha beach, nine kilometers south-east . The train travels through the dunes and stops at the numerous beach bars ; the single-lane route has a total of four stations and 15 stops.
The railway line was light rails of the system Decauville with a track width of 600 mm in the sand built and freed must every spring from the sand. It is operated by Transpraia - Transportes Recreativos da Praia do Sol Lda . The trains run seasonally during the bathing season. The wagon fleets , which are pulled by Schöma's two-axle diesel locomotives , consist of open wagons with entry platforms.
In 2007 the northernmost station ⊙ near the city center of Costa da Caparica was abandoned and one kilometer was removed. In the course of the year the number of passengers fell by 60 percent, after which the cessation of operations for 2008 was discussed.
With the planned expansion of the Sul do Tejo metro , a transfer option to the beach tram is to be created.
View of the tracks
dare
Web links
- Guia dos Transportes Públicos do Concelho de Almada , overview of the municipality of Almada about Minicomboio and public transport in general (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Transpraia em risco de fechar , Correio da Manhã August 28, 2007, accessed October 20, 2011
- ↑ Metro Sul do Tejo até Caparica ainda sem data , (Metro Sul do Tejo to Caparica still without date), Destak, May 28, 2009
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