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Towards Lagos, the stations of Algoz, Ferragudo and Lagos were opened on 10 October 1889, [4] 15 February 1903 [9] and 30 July 1922. [10] The Vila Real de Santo António – Guadiana station was opened in the 1940's and closed in 1998. Trains now finish their journey at the 'town' station some 1km short of the river and ferry. [8]
An Alfa Pendular in Santa Apolónia Station, Lisbon.. Since the late 1990s Comboios de Portugal (CP) has run the Alfa Pendular service, connecting Portugal's mainland from the north border to the Algarve at a speed of up to 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) (in specific sections), which reduced the travel time between Porto and Lisbon by approximately 30 minutes.
Porto and Vigo are currently served by the Celta service, taking 2 hours and 23 minutes to complete its journey. High-speed rail in Portugal was planned in the 1990s and formally announced in 2005, [2] which included the Lisbon–Madrid high-speed rail line, a Lisbon to Porto line and the line from Porto to Vigo, Spain. The plan was cancelled ...
It includes high speed trains and rapid transit networks in Lisbon and Porto. Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94. There are rail links with Spain, which uses the same Iberian broad gauge. Some lines are in meter gauge.
Ramal do Porto de Aveiro: Cacia–Port of Aveiro: 2010: 9 km (5.6 mi) Iberian: 25 kV AC: Operational Linha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão: Porto-Trindade–Famalicão: 1875–1881: 57.1 km (35.5 mi) Metre: Closed in 2001 Ramal de Reguengos: Évora–Reguengos de Monsaraz: 1927: 40.6 km (25.2 mi) Iberian: Closed in 1988 Ramal de Rio Maior
Abrantes; Adémia; Afife; Agualva-Cacém; Aguda; Aguim; Albergaria dos Doze; Albufeira-Ferreiras; Alcaçovas; Alcaide; Alcains; Alcântara-Mar; Alcântara-Terra; Alcaria
A CP train at Lagos station. Lagos Station is the western terminus of the Linha do Algarve railway line, which connects Lagos to Vila Real de Santo António (via Faro and Tavira). The passenger train service is operated by Comboios de Portugal (CP). Connections are available at Tunes for trains to Lisbon and Porto.
Lagos Rail Mass Transit is a rapid transit system in Lagos State. The rail system is managed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority ( LAMATA ). [ 1 ] The railway equipment including electric power, signals, rolling stock, and fare collection equipment will be provided by the private sector under a concession contract.