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Map of current railway infrastructure in Portugal. The Northern Line was modernised to allow trains to run at 220 km/h between Lisbon-Alverca, Vila Franca de Xira–Santarém, Pombal–Alfarelos and Mealhada–Espinho, and to allow full use of the tilting to achieve speeds between 140–180 km/h in the remaining intermediate sections. Work is ...
Route Opened Length Gauge Electrification Status Alentejo line: Barreiro–Funcheira: 1857–1888: 166.3 km (103.3 mi) Iberian: 25 kV AC Barreiro–Casa Branca and Ourique–Funcheira: Operational Ramal da Alfândega: Porto-Campanhã–Porto-Alfândega: 1888: 3.89 km (2.42 mi) Iberian: Closed in 1989 Ramal de Alfarelos: Alfarelos–Bifurcação ...
This map shows the official speed limits of each railway section as communicated by Infraestruturas de Portugal ; there may be smaller speed limits on some partis of the railway section. For the sake of readability, this map may take into account the total number of tracks on certain common trunks whereas these are operated as several ...
Infraestruturas de Portugal is the rail network administrating company, taking over control from REFER on 1 June 2015. The length of Portugal's railway system is as follows: [3] Total: 2,786 km (1,731 mi) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in) Iberian gauge: 2,603 km (1,617 mi), of which 1,351 km or 839 mi are electrified
CP — Comboios de Portugal, EPE (European Portuguese: [kõˈbɔjuʒ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal]; CP; English: Trains of Portugal) is a state-owned company which operates passenger trains in Portugal. Prior to June 2009, CP stood for Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses (English: Portuguese Railways ) although the company has been using its current designation ...
Abrantes; Adémia; Afife; Agualva-Cacém; Aguda; Aguim; Albergaria dos Doze; Albufeira-Ferreiras; Alcaçovas; Alcaide; Alcains; Alcântara-Mar; Alcântara-Terra; Alcaria
Vouga Line (Linha do Vouga) is the sole remaining narrow-gauge line still classified as part of the Portuguese National Rail Network. The Vouga Railway network originally had three sections, a main line, between Espinho and Sernada do Vouga, and two branch lines, one to Viseu and the other to Aveiro, starting at Sernada where the workshops are located.
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...