Ramal de Matosinhos
| Ramal de Matosinhos | |
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 Destination indicator at Senhora da Hora | |
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| Status | Closed |
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| Line length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
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The Ramal de Matosinhos or Matosinhos branch railway, originally called the Ramal de Leixões, was a metre-gauge railway line which connected the stations of Senhora da Hora, on the Linha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão, to the Port of Leixões, in Portugal. It was built in 1884 to connect the port to the São Gens quarry. Later, it was adapted to passenger and freight transport.[1] Commercial service began on the 6 May 1893.[2] The line was closed on 1 July 1965.[3] In the 2000s, part of the trackbed was used for the construction of Porto Metro Line A.[4]
See also
- List of railway lines in Portugal
- List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
- History of rail transport in Portugal
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nono, Carlos (1 May 1950). "Efemérides ferroviárias" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Vai ser encerrada, a partir do dia 1 de Julho próximo, a exploração ferroviária do Ramal de Matosinhos" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 1 July 1965. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Silva, José Ribeiro; Ribeiro, Manuel (2009). Os comboios de Portugal - Volume II (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Terramar. ISBN 9789727104178.