Ramal do Montijo

Railway line in Portugal
5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Location on the network
Railway map Portugal

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Ramal do Montijo
Legend
km
00.000
cancelled extension
00.000
cancelled extension
00.000
Linha de Cintura
to Alcântara-Terra│to Braço de Prata
Montijo-Grilo Bridge
Linha do Sorraia
Alcochete
26.171
Montijo
(formerly Aldegallega)
Rua da Barrosa
23.049
Sarilhos
IC 32
20.205
Jardia
Rua Luís de Camões
Linha do Alentejo to Barreiro
Linha do Sul to Campolide
15.439
Pinhal Novo
Linha do Alentejo to Funcheira
Linha do Sul to Tunes

Ramal do Montijo, originally called Ramal de Aldegallega or Ramal de Aldeia Galega, the former name of Montijo, is a closed railway line which connected Pinhal Novo to Montijo, in Portugal. It was opened on 4 October 1908 and closed in 1989.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Reis, et al., p. 150
  2. ^ Martins, et al., p. 252

Sources

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


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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 14 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) Standard gauge
¹ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Metre gauge
³ 3 ft (914 mm) 3-foot gauge
900 mm (2 ft 11+716 in) 900 mm gauge
600 mm (1 ft 11+58 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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