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Portuguese railway line
Linha do Douro
A passenger train heading to towards Porto São Bento crossing the Douro River
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Infraestruturas de Portugal
Locale
Distrito do Porto Distrito de Vila Real Distrito de Bragança Distrito da Guarda
25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE (Ermesinde to Marco de Canavezes)
Operating speed
Maximum 140 km/h (87 mph)
Signalling
Automatic with Orientable Block (Ermesinde to Caíde) Telephonic (Caíde to Pocinho)
Location on the network
+ Ermesinde× Pocinho (🔎)
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Douro Line
Legend
km
Minho line│to Leixões line
São Gemil junction
008.430
Ermesinde
008.976
Minho line
15.965
Valongo
25.332
Recarei-Sobreira
30.169
Cête
37.990
Penafiel
46.075
Caíde
50.814
Vila Meã
55.323
Livração
Tâmega Line
59.954
Marco de Canaveses
64.910
Juncal
72.362
Mosteirô
78.374
Aregos
84.090
Ermida
94.614
Rede
101.815
Godim
103.297
Régua
104.500
Corgo Line
112.237
Covelinhas
126.830
Pinhão
139.727
Tua
Tua Line
171.522
Pocinho
Sabor Line
199.500
Barca d'Alva
200.100
to La Fuente de San Esteban, Spain
(closed 1985)
Detailed diagram
km
length
in m
Linha do Minho│to Linha de Leixões
São Gemil junction
008.430
Ermesinde
008.976
Linha do Minho to Valença
009.500
Ermesinde-A
10.406
Cabêda
14.300
Suzão
IP 4 / A 4
15.965
Valongo
Ferreira River
18.622
São Martinho do Campo
19.346
São Martinho do Campo Terminal
21.815
Terronhas
23.387
Trancoso
25.332
Recarei-Sorbeira
28.170
Parada
30.169
Cête
31.760
Irivo
31.904
Irivo private branch
32.445
33.154
Oleiros
IP 4 / A 4
34.940
Paredes
Sousa River
37.400
Santiago
37.990
Penafiel
Caminho de Ferro de Penafiel
à Lixa e Entre-os-Rios
to
Eja
Penafiel
(original)
Caminho de Ferro de Penafiel
à Lixa e Entre-os-Rios
to
Lixa
40.785
Bustelo
43.057
Meinedo
46.075
Caíde
47.900
Tapada tunnel A 11
1,086
48.815
Oliveira
50.814
Vila Meã
IP 4 / A 4
50.817
Recesinhos (formerly Castelões)
55.323
Livração
Linha do Tâmega
Tâmega River
57.801
Gaviarra tunnel
258
58.201
Campainha tunnel
227
59.954
Marco de Canaveses
64.910
Juncal
65.201
Juncal tunnel
1,621
69.851
Pala
72.362
Mosteirô
75.318
Portuzelo
Douro River
75.700
Aregos-CPE
Douro River
78.374
Aregos
81.658
Mirão
84.090
Ermida
84.301
Riboura tunnel
120
87.669
Porto Rei
Loureiro tunnel
402
Má Passada tunnel
32
91.412
Barqueiros
94.614
Rede
98.034
Caldas de Moledo
100.101
Santinho tunnel
82
101.815
Godim
(formerly Quatro Caminhos)
102.411
Régua tunnel
342
103.297
Régua
Linha de Lamego to Lamego
(abandoned project)
N 2 N 2
A 24
Corgo Railway Bridge
across the Corgo River
104.500
Linha do Corgo to Chaves
107.101
Bagaúst tunnele
425
107.595
Milnorte
107.769
Bagaúste
original route
109.001
Pedra Caldeira tunnel
174
112.237
Covelinhas
116.411
Gouvinhas
119.219
Ferrão
123.369
Chanceleiros
126.830
Pinhão
132.321
Cotas
135.186
Castedo
138.428
São Mamede do Tua
Tua River
139.727
Tua
Linha do Tua
Rapa tunnel
68
145.136
Alegria
147.001
Valeira tunnel
712
original route
Ferradosa Railway Bridge
across the Douro River
Ferradosa
(original)
150.612
Ferradosa
153.133
Vargelas
153.501
Vargelas
364
154.701
Arnozelo tunnel I
31
155.901
Arnozelo tunnel II
57
156.001
Arnozelo tunnel III
62
158.400
Vesúvio
162.982
Freixo de Numão-Mós do Douro
156.701
Fontainhas tunnel I
162
168.501
Meão
62
168.801
Saião
752
169.701
Vale Meão
91
171.522
Pocinho
Linha do Sabor to Duas Igrejas
107.595
Ramal Pocinho-Quimigal
IP 2
180.600
Côa
Côa River
Castelo Melhor tunnel
79
187.300
Castelo Melhor
191.800
Almendra
Almendra tunnel
91
199.500
Barca d'Alva
(closed 1988)
191.800
Rio Águeda Railway Bridge
across the Águeda River
Portugal
Spain
200.100
to La Fuente de San Esteban
(closed 1985)
km
length
in m
Key
Iberian gauge
dual gauge
metre gauge (out of use)
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Porto Commuter rail
Legend
Porto metropolitan area commuter rail services
Guimarães
Covas
Nespereira
Vizela
Pereirinhas
Cuca
Lordelo
Braga
Giesteira
Ferreiros
Vila das Aves
Mazagão
Caniços
Aveleda
Santo Tirso
Tadim
Ruilhe
Caíde
Arentim
Meinedo
Couto de
Cambeses
Bustelo
Nine
Penafiel
Louro
Paredes
Mouquim
Oleiros
Famalicão
Irivo
Barrimau
Cête
Esmeriz
Parada
Lousado
Recarei-Sobreira
Trofa
Trancoso
Portela
Terronhas
São Romão
São Martinho
do Campo
São Frutuoso
Valongo
Leandro
Suzão
Travagem
Cabeda
Ermesinde
Águas Santas/
Palmiheira
Rio Tinto
Contumil
Porto-Campanhã
General Torres
Porto-São Bento
Vila Nova de Gaia
Coimbrões
Aveiro
Madalena
Cacia
Valadares
Canelas
Francelos
Salreu
Miramar
Estarreja
Aguda
Avanca
Granja
Válega
Espinho
Ovar
Silvalde
Carvalheira-
Maceda
Paramos
Cortegaça
Esmoriz
Legend
Ramal de Braga/Linha do Minho
Linha do Douro
Linha de Guimarães
Linha do Norte
Source: Official site, January 2019
Freight train near Valeira on the Douro line, September 2008Tua station on the Douro line: a Série 1400 locomotive heading a passenger train (left) passing a freight train headed by a Série 1960 (right)
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