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
Total2,786 km (1,731 mi)
High-speed 593 km (368 mi)
21.2% of the network
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 ACMain network
1500 V DC Linha de Cascais 25 km (16 mi)
Map
Rail transport infrastructure map - Portugal.svg

Rail transport in Portugal is provided mainly by Comboios de Portugal (CP), Portugal's national carrier, but also other operators. It includes high speed trains and rapid transit networks in Lisbon and Porto.

Contents

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. Some lines are in meter gauge.

Operators

Several railway companies operate in Portugal:

Train categories

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: [3]

See also

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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