Linha do Douro
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| Linha do Douro | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Infraestruturas de Portugal |
| Locale | Distrito do Porto Distrito de Vila Real Distrito de Bragança Distrito da Guarda |
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| Stations | 44 (Ermesinde–Pocinho) |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail Regional rail |
| Operator(s) | Comboios de Portugal (passenger) Medway (freight) |
| Depot(s) | Porto - Contumil |
| Rolling stock | CP 1400 CP 592.0 / 592.2 Medway 1400 Medway 1900 Medway 1960 Medway 335.0 Medway 5600 Medway 4700 |
| History | |
| Opened | Stages between 1875 and 1887 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | Script error: No such module "ConvertIB".160 km (99 miles) |
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| Number of tracks | 2 (Ermesinde - Caíde) 1 (Caíde - Pocinho) |
| Track gauge | 1,668 mm (Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
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| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE (Ermesinde to Marco de Canavezes) |
| Operating speed | Script error: No such module "ConvertIB".Maximum 140 km/h (87 mph) |
| Signalling | Automatic with Orientable Block (Ermesinde to Caíde) Telephonic (Caíde to Pocinho) |
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The Douro line (Portuguese: Linha do Douro) is a 99-mile (160 km) railway line in northern Portugal that runs from Ermesinde to the eastern terminus at Pocinho. The line runs close to the Douro River for much of its route, offering scenic views of the river and valley. Passenger trains are operated by Comboios de Portugal (CP) and run between Porto São Bento and Pocinho, taking 3 hours and 20 minutes. Freight trains operated by Medway also run on the line.
Construction
| Section | Length | Opened |
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| Ermesinde–Penafiel | 30.311 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Penafiel–Caíde | 7.328 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Caíde–Juncal | 18.818 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Juncal–Régua | 38.371 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Régua–Ferrão | 15.813 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Ferrão–Pinhão | 7.611 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Pinhão–Tua | 12.993 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Tua–Pocinho | 31.678 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Pocinho–Côa | 9.061 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Côa–Barca d'Alva | 18.882 km | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
| Continuation to La Fuente de San Esteban | Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway | Script error: No such module "Date time". |
Route
From west to east, the line runs from the junction at Ermesinde to Pocinho. The line formerly continued east for a further 28 kilometres to the Spanish border. Until 1984, the track connected to a Spanish line, thus allowing through trains to/from Salamanca.
Passenger trains normally run from São Bento station in Porto to Pocinho, with some not running as far as the eastern terminus. The line is built to the Iberian gauge of 1,668 mm (Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.5 ft 5+21⁄32 in). The line is single track, apart from a double track section between Ermesinde and Caíde (the authorisation for the dualling work was given by CP in 1993).[1]
In 1984, the Spanish rail operator RENFE announced the closure of its connecting line from La Fuente de San Esteban to the Portuguese border. With the loss of international traffic, CP had to close its line east of Barca d'Alva to Spain. The service was cut back to Pocinho in 1988, which has since remained the eastern terminus of the Douro line.[2]
As of May 2023, there are intentions to reactivate the extension from Pocinho to the border town of Barca d'Alva, with a preliminary study commissioned on May 10th.[3]
Branch lines
There were formerly five metre gauge branch lines connecting with the Douro line, but the last of these closed in 2009. Geographically, from west to east they were:
- The Penafiel to Lixa and Entre-os-Rios Railway, which closed in the 1920s after less than 20 years of operation
- The Tâmega line, which closed in 2009 and ran north from a junction with the Douro line at Livração
- The Corgo line, which closed in 2009 and ran north from a junction with the Douro line at Regua
- The Tua line, which closed in 2008 and ran north from a junction with the Douro line at Tua
- The Sabor line, which closed in 1988 and ran north-east from a junction with the Douro line at Pocinho
See also
- List of railway lines in Portugal
- List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
- History of rail transport in Portugal
- CP Class 1400 - diesel locomotives frequently used on the line
- National Railway Museum (Portugal)
- Sorefame - builder of most of the rolling stock used on the line
- Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cronologia: 1844/1874 - Desde o Projecto até ao Fim do 3º Quartel do Séc. XIX" [Chronology: 1844/1874 - From the Project to the End of the 3rd Quarter of the 19th Century] (in português). Comboios de Portugal. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."História da linha do Douro" [History of the Douro line]. A linha do Douro (in português). September 1989. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Governo avança com modernização do troço ferroviário Marco e Régua, na Linha do Douro" [Government moves ahead with modernization of Marco and Régua railway section on the Douro Line] (in português). Sapo. 30 May 2023.
Sources
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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