Ramal de Neves-Corvo
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 The small Neves-Corvo train station
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| Route length: | 30.8 km | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1668 mm ( Iberian track ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ramal de Neves-Corvo , German: branch line Neves-Corvo , is a Portuguese railway line between Ourique and the settlements of Neves da Graça and A-do-Corvo in the municipality of Senhora da Graça de Padrões to the southwest .
The 30.8-kilometer, single-track line was opened in 1930 and is still only served by freight and diesel vehicles to this day. It is possible to run trains with an axle load of up to 22.5 tons on the route, but the maximum speed is set at 90 km / h.
The most important freight customers on the railway line are the ore mines of Neves-Corvo , where pyrite , copper , zinc and lead are mined. The ore is characterized by a particularly high copper content of around 5%.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diréctorio da speech 2009 of the speech Ferroviária Nacional , April 3, 2008