Rail transport in Portugal
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Portugal | |||||
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![]() Alfa Pendular train, on the Northern Line | |||||
Operation | |||||
National railway | CP | ||||
Infrastructure company | Infraestruturas de Portugal | ||||
Major operators | CP, Fertagus, Medway - Transportes e Logística , Takargo Rail | ||||
Statistics | |||||
Ridership | 175.5 million (2019)[1] | ||||
Passenger km | 4.1 billion (2018)[2] | ||||
System length | |||||
Total | 2,786 km (1,731 mi) | ||||
Track gauge | |||||
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge | 2,603 km (1,617 mi) | ||||
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | 183 km (114 mi) | ||||
Electrification | |||||
25 kV AC | Main network | ||||
1500 V DC | Linha de Cascais 25 km (16 mi) | ||||
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Several companies provide rail transport in Portugal.
Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94. There are rail links with Spain, which uses the same Iberian broad gauge.
Network
[edit]Infraestruturas de Portugal is the rail network administrating company, taking over control from REFER on 1 June 2015.
The length of Portugal's railway system is as follows:[3]
- Total: 2,786 km (1,731 mi)
- Iberian gauge: 2,603 km (1,617 mi) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) gauge (1,351 km or 839 mi electrified)
- Metre gauge: 183 km (114 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge (2006)
See also
[edit]- History of rail transport in Portugal
- List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
- Narrow gauge railways in Portugal
References
[edit]- ^ "Rail passenger transport by type of transport for main undertakings, 2018-2019 (thousand passengers)". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Relatório e Contas 2018" (PDF). CP.PT. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook -- Portugal
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