Portuguese railway line
5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
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| | | km | | | | | | Linha do Norte | | | | | Coimbra B [pt] | | | | | Linha do Norte | | | | 0.000 | Coimbra [pt] | | | | 7.956 | Ceira | | | | 19.203 | Miranda do Corvo | | | | 28.798 | Lousã prop | | | | 35.008 | Serpins | | | | | proposed extension | | | | | | | | |
Detailed diagram | | | | km | | | | | | | | | | 217.294 | Coimbra B [pt] | | | | | to Carvalhosas alternate route | proposed 1927 | [1] | | | | | Ramal de Coimbra (reclass.) | | | | | Coimbra [pt] | | | | 0.500 | Coimbra-Parque halt (original) [pt] | | | | 0.850 | Coimbra-Parque halt [pt] | | | | 2.840 | São José (formerly Calhabé) | | | | | to Coimbra-B alternate route | proposed 1927 | [1] | | | | | Carvalhosas tunnel | | | | | 4.990 | Carvalhosas | | | | | Portela Bridge | across Mondego River | | | | | | 6.040 | Quinta da Ponte | | | | 6.829 | Conraria | | | | | Ceira Bridge across Ceira River | | | | | 7.956 | Ceira | | | | | | | | | 9.500 | Vale de Açor | | | | 10.290 | Vale de Açor tunnel | | | | | 12.560 | Trémo | | | | 13.870 | Tôco tunnel | | | | | 15.110 | Moinhos | | | | 15.730 | Vale Mancebo tunnel | | | | | 16.500 | Lobazes | | | | 17.360 | Passareiro tunnel | | | | | 17.700 | Carrô tunnel | | | | | | Miranda do Corvo tunnel | | | | | 19.203 | Miranda do Corvo | | | | | | | | | 22.826 | Padrão | | | | | | | | | 24.865 | Arneiro N 342 | | | | 26.100 | Meiral | | | | 27.975 | Lousã-A | | | | 28.798 | Lousã | | | | 33.000 | Prilhão-Casais | | | | 35.008 | Serpins | | | | | | | | | | |
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SMTUC [pt] | CP/IP + MM (2006– ⚒) | tram [pt] (1911–1980)* trolleybus (1947–)* lift [pt] (2001–) | Linha do Norte (1857–) Ramal da Lousã (1885–) Ramal da Lousã (1906–2006) MM "Linha do Hospital" MM | * source ca. 1971 rede 1971 smtuc.jpg = | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
C0 Coimbra railway station [pt] CB Coimbra B railway station [pt] P1 Coimbra-Parque halt (original) [pt] P2 Coimbra-Parque halt [pt] SJ São José halt [pt] | | | | | | | | |
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Sources: CP : Intercidades : Horários File:INTERCIDADES jan2013.png |
Ramal da Lousã is a railway line which connects the stations of Coimbra-B, on the Linha do Norte, and Coimbra, in Portugal. It was opened by the Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, under the name Ramal de Coimbra, on 18 October 1885, and was extended to Lousã on 16 December 1906, and to Serpins on 10 August 1930.[2]
During the 1990s the Metro Mondego project was planned, with the intention of replacing the Ramal da Lousã with a light rail system. The section Miranda do Corvo–Serpins was closed on 1 December 2009, and the section Coimbra–Miranda do Corvo on 4 January 2010, with buses replacing the service.[3] The section from Coimbra-B to Coimbra was not closed, making Coimbra the terminus again. The construction of the Metro Mondego started, but was stopped due to the 2010–14 Portuguese financial crisis. In 2017, the Portuguese government changed the plans for Metro Mondego, renaming it Sistema de Mobilidade do Mondego: instead of a light rail, it is to be a guided bus system.[4] The line from Coimbra-B to Coimbra is due to close by the end of 2020, and the new system is planned to be operational in 2021.[5]
Before the closures took place, Ramal da Lousã had a total length of 36.8 km (22.9 mi).[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sousa, José Fernando (16 June 1940). "Coimbra e os Caminhos de Ferro" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Ramal da Lousã - Interrupção da circulação". www.cp.pt. Comboios de Portugal. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Soldado, Camilo (1 June 2017). "Vão-se os carris, ficam as rodas. Metro do Mondego, afinal, vai ser um autocarro". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Requalifição da estação de Coimbra-B avança na mesma empreitada de terminal de Metrobus!". Notícias de Coimbra (in Portuguese). Coimbra. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Rede Ferroviária Nacional". Instrução de Exploração Técnica n.º 50 (in Portuguese). 6 December 2005.
Sources
- "2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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- + names abbreviated whenever possible
- ° heavy rail
- # not managed by IP (and/or its predecessors)
- † closed (completely)
- ‡ planned
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- †‡ 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 | |