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Portuguese railway line
Ramal de Viana-Doca
Viana do Castelo railway station
Overview
StatusClosed
Termini
Technical
Line length2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Route map

Legend
L. MinhoPorto-S. B.
L. LimaP. Lima (cancelled)
Elevador de Santa Luzia
0,000 Viana do Castelo
0,100 L. MinhoValença
2,313 Port of Viana do Castelo
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

+ Viana × Port (🔎)

Ramal de Viana-Doca is a closed Portuguese railway branch line which connected the station of Viana do Castelo to the city's port. It was opened on 20 March 1924 and closed in mid-1988.

See also

References

  1. Silva, José Ribeiro; Ribeiro, Manuel (2009). Os comboios de Portugal - Volume II (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Terramar. ISBN 9789727104178.
  2. Reis, et al. p. 62
  3. Martins, et al. p. 255

Sources

  • Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.
  • Reis, Francisco; Gomes, Rosa; Gomes, Gilberto (2006). Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 (in Portuguese). Lisbon: CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. ISBN 989-619-078-X.
  • "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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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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