Rail transport in Portugal

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Portugal
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)
Passenger km	4.1 billion (2018)
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)
Map

Several companies provide rail transport in Portugal.

• Comboios de Portugal
• Fertagus
• Lisbon Metro
• Porto Metro
• Metro Transportes do Sul (light rail)

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

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:

• 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

• History of rail transport in Portugal
• List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
• Narrow gauge railways in Portugal

References

1. ^ "Rail passenger transport by type of transport for main undertakings, 2018-2019 (thousand passengers)". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
2. ^ "Relatório e Contas 2018" (PDF). CP.PT. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
3. ^ CIA - The World Factbook -- Portugal

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v t e Railway lines+ in Portugal including trolleybuses, cable cars and elevators
IP Iberian-gauge railwaysᴮ#	Alentejo Alfândega† Alfarelos Algarve Aljustrel†° Barca d’Alva†‡ Beira Alta Beira Baixa Belver Dam† Braga Cáceres† Cascais Cintura Douro Estádio† Évora Figueira da Foz† Guimarães Leixões Leste Louriçal Lousㆇ / Metro Mondego‡ Maceira-Liz° Maceda†° Marginal do Douro‡† Matinha Minho Montemor-o-Novo† Montijo† Mora† Moura† Neves-Corvo Nogueirinha†° Norte Oeste Pego° Portalegre† Porto de Aveiro Porto de Viana‡ Reguengos† Rio Maior†‡ São Roque†° Seixal† Serpa‡† Siderurgia Sines (mainª) Sines (branch)† Sintra Sorraia‡† Sul Tomar Valença°? Vendas Novas Viana-Doca†°? Vila Viçosa† Wyes Agualva Águas de Moura Bombel Ermidas Funcheira Nine† Norte Setil Poceirão São Gemil Sete Rios Tunes† Verride Xabregas
IP metre-gauge railways¹#	Linha do Douro branch lines Ave/Basto‡† Côa‡† Corgo† Lamego‡† Sabor† Tâmega† Tua†‡ Metro de Mirandela†° Transversal do Minho‡† Chacim‡† Valpaços‡† Vinhais‡† Crestuma‡† Porto-Minho network Alto Minho‡† Braga-Chaves‡† Braga-Guimarães‡† Guimarães↑ Lima‡†° Matosinhos† Póvoa e Famalicão↑ São Pedro da Cova‡† Litoral do Minho‡† Lanhoso‡† Transversal do Minho‡† Famalicão‡† Cávado‡† Vouga/Viseu network Aveiro Aveiro-Mar† Dão† Vouga Other Chamusca‡† Penafiel† Avis‡† Cacilhas‡† Pedreiras de Caxias†
Other heavy-rail lines#	High-speed linesⁱ Aveiro-Salamancaⁱ‡† Évora-Faro-Huelvaⁱ‡† Lisboa-Madridⁱ‡† Lisboa-Portoⁱ‡† Porto-Vigoⁱ‡† Isolated port railways Horta²†° Lena¹⁶†° Monges⁶†° Pego do Altar⁶†° Pejão⁶†° Ponta Delgada²†° Pomarão¹†° Funchal¹†° Aljustrel (mines)³†° Alfeite† São Pedro da Cova mine† Leixões (port)† Panasqueira† Lousal†
Tourist, urban, industrial and military lines	Metros Metro de Faro‡ Metro de Mirandela†¹ Metro Mondegoⁱ‡ Metro Transportes do Sulⁱ Lisbon Metroⁱ Blue Yellow Green Red Porto Metroⁱ A B C D E F G‡ Trams Braga⁹† Coimbra¹† Faro¹‡† Lisbon⁹ Portoⁱ Sintra¹†† Trolleybuses Amadora‡ Braga† Coimbra Porto† Beach railways Caparica⁶ Barril⁶ Other mechanical non-electric systems Larmanjat⁴⁺† Braga⁹↑ Póvoa de Varzim† Mira† Torres Novas† Pinhal de Leiria† Escola de Engenharia in Tancos† Ponta Delgada a Furnas e RibeirA Grande‡† Palácio de Cristal† Horsecars Aveiro† Braçal† Braga⁹↑ Coimbra↑ Linha do Corgo↑ Elvas† Figueira da Foz† Funchal⁶† Lisbon↑ Portoⁱ↑ Póvoa de Varzim↑ S. Jacinto† S. Pedro Muel† Torreira† Campo Entrincheirado de Lisboa† Fort of Trafaria† Fort of São Julião da Barra† Polígono de Tancos† Funchal - Câmara Lobos‡† São Martinho de Porto† Fábrica de Pólvora† Companhia das Lezírias† São Vicente - Santana‡†
Funiculars	Bica⁹ Bom Jesusⁱ Castelo Branco‡ Freiras† Glória⁹ Guindais†† Lavra⁹ Nazaré Ourém‡ Santa Luzia†† Sintra‡† Tomar‡† Viseu
Cable cars and rack railways (including aerial lifts and people movers)	Surface Estrela↑ Graça↑ Monte¹†‡ S. J. Malta‡ São Sebastião† SATUOeiras† Gondola lifts Achadas da Cruz Aroeira‡† Botânico Cabo Girão Cântaro Covão Expo Fajã dos Padres Funchal-Monte Gaia Garajau Lagoa Penha Rocha do Navio Sete Fontes‡ Skiparque Torre Viriato Zoo
Elevators	Boca do Vento Carpinteira-Jardim‡ Castelo‡‡ Chiado† Goldra‡ Mercado Município† Outeiro Ribeira Peneco Santa Justa Santo André
Symbols Track gauges + 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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Type ↓ diesel / gasoline / gas steam: ​coal ​/ oil electric (IP: 25 kV / 50 kHz or (*) 1500 V; other networks q.v.) ← Traction Status → in service withdrawn (or used occasionally) in service Gauge ↓ IP network (Note: In italic, classes shared by CP and other companies, simult. or not; in underlined italic, classes used exclusively by other companies.) railbuses/heavy rail "592" refurbished M1 0050 0100 0500 0750 0600 0650 1001 Z1 2000 2050 2080 ABm1-18→ refurbished 2300 2400 3400 3500 4000 1668 mm (iberian) VIP⎱ 0350⎰ 0450← ←0300 ←0400  2100⎫  2150⎬  2200⎭  ⎰*3100→ ⎱*3200→ →2240 →3150* →3250* 9630 9500←   ←9700─╮ 9400←╯ ME1 ME21 9050 9100 9300 9600 (Vale do Lima) (there is currently no electric traction on IP's metre gauge) 1000 mm (metre) locomotives 9000 9020 Lydya E1 E21 E31 E41 E51 E61 E71 E81 E91 E101 E111 E121 E131 E141 E151 E161 E181 E201 1-2 1200 1400 1500 1520 1900 1930 6000 1300 1320 1550 1800 1960 D. Luiz S. Inauguração 001 01 1 09 011 17 021 21 031 32 41 041 41 070 71 81 91 101 103 110 141 151 175 181 0151 0181 0201 201 211 221 261 281 291 301 351 401 501 551 601 701 751 801 831 851 951 2068 01002 1008 2000 02012 02049 2133 51 (BA) 11 (CFE) 2500 2550 3300* 2600 2620 4700 5600 1668 mm (iberian) shunters 1150 1000 1020 1050 1100 005 Local networks (excl. funiculars and cable cars) trams STCP101 STCP112 STCP115 STCP120 STCP150 STCP249 STCP250 STCP266 STCP300 STCP350 STCP404 STCP500 STCP200 STCP270 STCP280 1435 mm (standard) metro ML7 ML79 ML90 ML95 ML97 ML99 light rail, articulated MP000 MP100 C000 CCFL501 900 mm trams TUB1 CCFL003 CCFL203 CCFL283 CCFL284 CCFL323 CCFL343 CCFL363 CCFL389 CCFL400 CCFL403 CCFL475 CCFL500 CCFL508 CCFL532 CCFL552 CCFL601 CCFL613 CCFL736 CCFL761 CCFL801 CCFL806 CCFL901 TUB01 CCFL001 CCFL005 CCFL541 CCFL701 CCFL737 (PdV-VdC) (CCFTNA) (CFPLER) SMTUC01 SMTUC03 SMTUC16 (CSA) 1000 mm (metre) locomotives (CSA23074‎) (Pomarão) (Transpraia) (P.d'El-Rei) (Mira) (CFPL) 600 mm (JAPH) N0(JAPPD) 2140 mm Status → in service withdrawn in service Gauge ↑ Type ↑ diesel / gasoline / gas steam: ​coal ​/ oil electric ← Traction
see also: Railway lines in Portugal