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Portuguese railway line
Ramal da Lousã
Coimbra railway station.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerInfraestruturas de Portugal
Termini
Technical
Line length1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification25 kV / 50 kHz Overhead line
Route map
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ Coimbra-B × Serpins (🔎)

Ramal da Lousã
Legend
km
Linha do Norte
Coimbra B [pt]
Linha do Norte
0.000 Coimbra [pt]
7.956 Ceira
19.203 Miranda do Corvo
28.798 Lousã prop
35.008 Serpins
proposed extension
Detailed diagram
km
0.000
217.024
217.294 Coimbra B [pt]
Linha
do Norte
← to Campanhã
to Santa Apolónia
to Carvalhosas
alternate route
proposed 1927
Ramal de Coimbra (reclass.)
1.669
0.000
Coimbra [pt]
0.500 Coimbra-Parque halt (original) [pt]
0.850 Coimbra-Parque halt [pt]
2.840 São José (formerly Calhabé)
to Coimbra-B
alternate route
proposed 1927
Carvalhosas tunnel
254 m
278 yd
4.990 Carvalhosas
Portela Bridge
across Mondego River
207 m
226 yd
6.040 Quinta da Ponte
6.829 Conraria
Ceira Bridge across Ceira River
140 m
153 yd
7.956 Ceira
Coimbra
Miranda do Corvo
border
9.500 Vale de Açor
10.290 Vale de Açor tunnel
282 m
308 yd
12.560 Trémo
13.870 Tôco tunnel
60 m
66 yd
15.110 Moinhos
15.730 Vale Mancebo tunnel
112 m
122 yd
16.500 Lobazes
17.360 Passareiro tunnel
125 m
137 yd
17.700 Carrô tunnel
59 m
65 yd
Miranda do Corvo tunnel
122 m
133 yd
19.203 Miranda do Corvo
Ramal de Tomar
to Tomar
(
cancelled
extension
)
22.826 Padrão
Miranda do Corvo
Lousã
border
24.865 Arneiro  N 342 
26.100 Meiral
27.975 Lousã-A
28.798 Lousã
33.000 Prilhão-Casais
35.008 Serpins
00.000
cancelled extension
00.000
cancelled extension
Góis
to Gouveia & Régua
Arganil
to Tomar
Linha da Beira Alta to Pampilhosa
Santa Comba Dão
Linha da Beira Alta to Vilar Formoso
Linha do Dão to Viseu
Covilhã
Linha da Beira Baixa
to Abrantes│to Guarda
Urban transport in Coimbra
SMTUC [pt] CP/IP + MM (2006– ⚒)
tram [pt] (1911–1980)*
trolleybus (1947–)*
lift [pt] (2001–)
Linha do Norte (1857–)
Ramal da Lousã (1885–)
Ramal da Lousã (1906–2006) MM
"Linha do Hospital" MM
* source ca. 1971   rede 1971 smtuc.jpg =

SJ
Elevador do Mercado [pt]
P2
CB
CP1
Mondego River
 
to Santa Clara
 

C0 Coimbra railway station [pt]
CB Coimbra B railway station [pt]
P1 Coimbra-Parque halt (original) [pt]
P2 Coimbra-Parque halt [pt]
SJ São José halt [pt]

Intercidades
Legend
Services Lines 
Intercidades Alentejo (Beja) Linha do Alentejo
Casa BrancaBeja

Intercidades Alentejo (Évora) Linha do Alentejo
Sul e SuesteCasa Branca
Cintura Line
Casa BrancaÉvora

Intercidades Beira Alta Linha da Beira Alta (Alta)
Lisbon-Santa ApolóniaGuarda

Intercidades Beira Baixa Linha da Beira Alta (Baixa)
Lisbon-Santa ApolóniaCovilhã
Linha do Leste
Lisbon-Santa ApolóniaAbrantes

Intercidades Norte Ramal de Braga
Nine [pt]–Braga
Linha de Guimarães
Porto-CampanhãGuimarães
Linha do Norte
Lisbon-Santa ApolóniaNine [pt]

Intercidades Sul Cintura Line
Lisbon-OrienteSete Rios
Linha do Sul
Lisbon-OrienteTunes

other Linha do Algarve
TunesFaro
Linha da Beira Alta
GuardaVilar Formoso
Linha do Douro
Porto-CampanhãSão Bento
Ramal da Lousã
Coimbra-B [pt]–Coimbra [pt]
Linha do Minho
Porto-CampanhãValença
Linha do Oeste
Coimbra-B [pt]–Figueira da Foz
Linha do Sul
Pinhal Novo [pt]–Setúbal

  station    flag stop    interchange

to Vigo & Valença
Viana do Castelo Braga
Nine [pt] Guimarães
Santo Tirso
Trofa to Régua & Pocinho
Marco de Canaveses
Penafiel
Porto-Campanhã Vilar Formoso
Porto-São Bento Guarda
Vila Franca das Naves
Vila Nova de Gaia Celorico da Beira
Espinho Fornos de Algodres
Ovar Mangualde
Estarreja Nelas
Aveiro Carregal do Sal
Mealhada Santa Comba Dão
Mortágua
Pampilhosa Coimbra [pt]
Coimbra-B [pt]
Alfarelos Covilhã
Figueira da Foz Fundão
Pombal Castelo Branco
Caxarias Ródão
Chão de Maçãs-Fátima Abrantes
Entroncamento
Santarém
Vila Franca de Xira
Lisbon-Oriente
Entrecampos Lisbon-Santa Apolónia
Sete Rios
Pragal
Setúbal
Pinhal Novo [pt]
Poceirão Barreiro
Fernando Pó Sul e Sueste
Grândola Pegões
Ermidas-Sado São João das Craveiras
Funcheira Vendas Novas
Amoreiras-Odemira Casa Branca
Santa Clara-Sabóia Évora
Messines-Alte Alcáçovas
to Portimão,
Lagos & Silves
Vila Nova da Baronia
Tunes Alvito
Albufeira-Ferreiras Cuba
Loulé Beja
Faro
to Olhão, Tavira &
Vila Real de Santo António

Sources:
CP : Intercidades : Horários

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Ramal da Lousã is a railway line which connects the stations of Coimbra-B, on the Linha do Norte, and Coimbra, in Portugal. It was opened by the Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, under the name Ramal de Coimbra, on 18 October 1885, and was extended to Lousã on 16 December 1906, and to Serpins on 10 August 1930.

During the 1990s the Metro Mondego project was planned, with the intention of replacing the Ramal da Lousã with a light rail system. The section Miranda do CorvoSerpins was closed on 1 December 2009, and the section Coimbra–Miranda do Corvo on 4 January 2010, with buses replacing the service. The section from Coimbra-B to Coimbra was not closed, making Coimbra the terminus again. The construction of the Metro Mondego started, but was stopped due to the 2010–14 Portuguese financial crisis. In 2017, the Portuguese government changed the plans for Metro Mondego, renaming it Sistema de Mobilidade do Mondego: instead of a light rail, it is to be a guided bus system. The line from Coimbra-B to Coimbra is due to close by the end of 2020, and the new system is planned to be operational in 2021.

Before the closures took place, Ramal da Lousã had a total length of 36.8 km (22.9 mi).

See also

References

  1. ^ Sousa, José Fernando (16 June 1940). "Coimbra e os Caminhos de Ferro" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. "Ramal da Lousã - Interrupção da circulação". www.cp.pt. Comboios de Portugal. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. Soldado, Camilo (1 June 2017). "Vão-se os carris, ficam as rodas. Metro do Mondego, afinal, vai ser um autocarro". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. "Requalifição da estação de Coimbra-B avança na mesma empreitada de terminal de Metrobus!". Notícias de Coimbra (in Portuguese). Coimbra. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. "Rede Ferroviária Nacional". Instrução de Exploração Técnica n.º 50 (in Portuguese). 6 December 2005.

Sources

Railway lines in Portugal
including trolleybuses, cable cars and elevators
IP
Iberian-gauge
railways
Wyes
IP
metre-gauge
railways
¹
Linha do Douro
branch lines
Porto-Minho network
Vouga/Viseu network
Other
Other
heavy-rail
lines
High-speed linesⁱ
Isolated
port railways
Tourist, urban,
industrial and
military lines
Metros
Lisbon Metro
Porto Metro
Trams
Trolleybuses
Beach railways
Other mechanical
non-electric systems
Horsecars
Funiculars
Cable cars and
rack railways
(including aerial lifts
and people movers)
Surface
Gondola lifts
Elevators
Symbols
Track gauges

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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