Ramal de Sines

Ramal de Sines
Ramal de Sines
	Sines railway station
Overview
Status	Closed
Termini	Ortiga ; Sines railway station ;
Technical
Line length	11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Route map
	Legend

Last updated September 07, 2023

Ramal de Sines is a closed railway branch line which connected the stations of Ortiga, on the Linha de Sines, and Sines, in Portugal. It was opened 14 September 1936.^[2]^[3]

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References

↑ Three variants on IGeoE M888 maps
↑ Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
↑ Martins et al., p. 257

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"2019 Network Statement" (PDF). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses.

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[1] Three variants on IGeoE M888 maps

[2] Torres, Carlos Manitto (1 February 1958). "A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário" (PDF). Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[3] Martins et al., p. 257

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