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(Redirected from Vendas Novas line) Portuguese railway line
Linha de Vendas Novas
Agolada railway station
Overview
StatusOperational
Termini
Technical
Line length69.6 km (43.2 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Route map

Legend
00 0 L. Norte Lisboa-S. A.
56,400 Setil
0,500 (1) C. Norte Setil
L. NortePorto-Cp.
Setil Bridge × V. R. de Azambuja
03,428 Morgado
00 0 (antigo traçado)                 
(2) Rainha D. Amélia Bridge × N3-3
(3) new bridge × Tagus
(old route)
× V. de Muge
L. ChamuscaGolegã (canc. proj.)
06,647 Muge
× EN118
11,900 Marinhais
× A13
19,518 Desvio PK 19,5
Fajarda (proj. abd.)
Agolada Bridge × V. R. da Agolada
27,150 Agolada (closed)
× EN114-3
31,602 Coruche
× R. Coruche
R. AvisAvis (canc. proj.)
× EN251
L. SorraiaPonte de Sor (canc. proj.)
34,096 Quinta Grande (closed)
L. SorraiaLisboa (canc. proj.)
× C. do Sorraia
36,613 Quinta Grande-DAI
39,840 Salgueirinha (closed)
45,804 São Torcato (closed)
50,950 Lavre
Lavre Bridge × Lavre River
57,630 Canha (closed)
Vale de Boi Bridge × Almansor R.
61,000 Vale de Boi (dem.)
65,230 Vidigal (closed)
00 0 L. Alentejo Barreiro
C. BombelL. Alentejo
69,4 Vendas Novas
Alcácer do Sal (cancelled proj.)
00 0 L. Alentejo Funcheira
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ Setil × V. Novas (🔎)

Linha de Vendas Novas is a freight railway line which connects the stations of Setil, on the Linha do Norte, and Vendas Novas, on the Linha do Alentejo, in Portugal. It was opened on 15 January 1904. This line also previously had a regional passenger service which operated until 2005, then again between 2009 and 2011. Passenger service on this line was discontinued due to low ridership.

See also

References

  1. Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.

Sources

Railway lines in Portugal
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High-speed linesⁱ
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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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