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Railway line in Portugal

Linha da Beira Baixa
Linha da Beira Baixa close to Fundão.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Termini
Technical
Track gaugeIberian
Electrification25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line
Route map
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ Entroncamento × Guarda (🔎)

Linha da Beira Baixa
Legend
km
Linha da Beira Alta
to Pampilhosa
211.700 Guarda
211.300
Linha da Beira Alta
to Vilar Formoso
165.194 Covilhã
160.325 Tortosendo
147.348 Fundão
132.600 Vale de Prazeres
124.343 Castelo Novo
114.585 Lardosa
106.874 Alcains
93.759 Castelo Branco
79.731 Sarnadas
63.548 Ródão
56.796 Fratel
40.994
Barca da
Amieira-Envendos
15.500 Ramal do Pego
5.577 Alferrarede
0.200
Linha do Leste
to Elvas
0.000
134.919
Abrantes
129.502 Tramagal
124.046 Santa Margarida
118.224 Praia do Ribatejo
115.678 Almourol
110.098 Barquinha
106.900
Linha do Norte
to Campanhã
106.302 Entroncamento
Linha do Norte
to Santa Apolónia
Detailed diagram
km
Linha da Beira Alta
to Pampilhosa
211.700 Guarda
211.300
Linha da Beira Alta
to Vilar Formoso
Ramal de Monte Barro
to Linha da Beira Alta
(
cancelled
branch
)
206.709 Sabugal
205.767 Sabugal tunnel 398 m
199.600 Desvio do Lixo
197.259 Benespera
191.393 Maçainhas
183.226 Belmonte-Manteigas
178.907 Caria
165.194 Covilhã
Ramal da Lousã
to Coimbra-B
(
cancelled
branch
)
160.325 Tortosendo
155.318 Alcaria
149.512 Fundão freight terminal
148.173 Fundão-SAPEC
147.348 Fundão
144.930 Donas
142.779 Alcaide
Penamacor tunnel 57 m
138.878 Fatela-Penamacor
132.600 Vale de Prazeres
Gardunha tunnel 646 m
128.624 Alpedrinha
Alpedrinha tunnel 65 m
124.343 Castelo Novo
119.241 Soalheira
114.585 Lardosa
106.874 Alcains
106.456 R. Alcains-Lusitana
104.037 R. Alcains-Alfredo Bolinas
to Madrid (1870)
93.759 Castelo Branco
86.700 Sarnadas-Patrimat
86.506 Benquerenças
83.106 Retaxo
79.731 Sarnadas
72.100 Tojeirinha
Tavelinha tunnel 100 m
Tostão tunnel 188 m
63.548 Ródão- The Navigator Company
63.548 Ródão
Barca de Ródão tunnel 116 m
Portas de Ródão tunnel 91 m
56.796 Fratel
50.072 Belver-Zagope
40.994 Barca da Amieira-Envendos
Outeiro Grande tunnel 213 m
Outeiro Pequeno tunnel 102 m
27.512 Belver (formerly Belver-Gavião)
23.537 Barragem de Belver
23.119 Ramal Belver-Barragem
19.004 Alvega-Ortiga
Ramal do Pego to Tejo Energia
15.500
15.325 Mouriscas-A
13.560 Mouriscas
5.900 Alferrarede-Azoto
5.577 Alferrarede
Abrantes Bridge
across Tagus
0.200 Linha do Leste to Elvas
0.000
134.919
Abrantes
R. 6 de Outubro
129.502 Tramagal
129.500 Somapre
124.046 Santa Margarida
119.196 Celulose do Caima
Constância Bridge across Tagus
118.224 Praia do Ribatejo
115.678 Almourol
113.748 Tancos
110.098 Barquinha
110.002
Barquinha -
Junta Nacional do Azeite
109.200 Moita do Norte
108.580 Atalaia
106.900
Linha do Norte
to Campanhã
106.302 Entroncamento
Linha do Norte
to Santa Apolónia

Linha da Beira Baixa, originally called Caminho de Ferro da Beira Baixa, is a railway line which connects the stations of Entroncamento and Guarda in central Portugal. The first section, from Abrantes to Covilhã was opened on 6 September 1891. The line to Guarda was opened on 11 May 1893. At the time, only the section from Abrantes to Guarda was considered to be part of Linha da Beira Baixa, while the route from Entroncamento to Abrantes belonged to the Linha do Leste. Passenger service on the Guarda-Covilhã segment reopened on 2 May 2021 after it fell into disuse in 2009.

See also

References

  1. Photo in 2010 by Valério dos Santos on Flickr; retrieved 14 January 2019
  2. Photos in 2010. www.flickr.com/photos/valeriodossantos/4879826909/ and www.flickr.com/photos/valeriodossantos/4879828837/ by Valério dos Santos on Flickr; retrieved 14 January 2019
  3. Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. 2021-05-05T13:22:00. "Portugal's Beira Baixa link reopens after 12 years". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Sources

Railway lines in Portugal
including trolleybuses, cable cars and elevators
IP
Iberian-gauge
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metre-gauge
railways
¹
Linha do Douro
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Other
Other
heavy-rail
lines
High-speed linesⁱ
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port railways
Tourist, urban,
industrial and
military lines
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non-electric systems
Horsecars
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(including aerial lifts
and people movers)
Surface
Gondola lifts
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Symbols
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names abbreviated whenever possible
° heavy rail
not managed by IP (and/or its predecessors)
† closed (completely)
‡ planned
†† reopened
†‡ reopening planned
‡† cancelled project
‡‡ planned using former project
↑  replaced using former trackbed
² 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge
ᴮ 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
ⁱ 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Standard gauge
¹ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Metre gauge
³ 3 ft (914 mm) 3-foot gauge
⁹ 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) 900 mm gauge
⁶ 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) 2-foot/600 mm gauge
⁴⁺ Larmanjat monorail

Source for IP's network: www.refer.pt/Documentos/Directorio_da_Rede_2010.pdf, page. 54

See also: Rolling stock of Portugal


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